Reflections: Gen Z students on travel, technology and sustainability
As the year comes to a close, we figured what better way to usher in 2024 than by talking about the future of travel with the people who are a part of the industry's new and upcoming demographic - Gen Z. We caught up with a few students from the Singapore Institute of Technology and asked them quest [...]
Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024: Travel leaders set trends and predictions (Part 2)
As we enter the last weeks of 2023, we ask our community of travel leaders to share their reflections of the year and their outlook for the coming one in this series of trends and predictions for 2024. This is the second instalment, and Elon Musk and Africa seem to pop up quite a bit. Read on.
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Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024: Travel leaders set trends and predictions (Part 1)
As we enter the last weeks of 2023, we ask our community of travel leaders to share their reflections of the year and their outlook for the coming one in this series of trends and predictions for 2024. This first instalment carries a mixed bag of sentiment, with some more bullish than others. What i [...]
AI aids fireworks. Air NZ goes electric. FlyBondi tests resell window. More.
This week: Nothing artificial about these fireworks. Asia is an opportunity for New York hoteliers. Air NZ goes electric and a new travel experience from Argentina.
Sydney versus Dubai in battle of the NYE skies
The touch paper has been lit; the New Year’s Eve showdown has begun: Who wil [...]
Destination Marketing in 2024: Partner campaigns and AI content creation drive DMO trends
Destination marketing organizations (DMOs) play a pivotal role in shaping industry trends and strategies. To outline the state of destination marketing in 2024, digital marketing platform Sojern has collaborated with the Digital Tourism Think Tank (DTTT), supported by Brand USA, Destination Canada, [...]
Downward trends projected in travel demand for Middle East
Operators on ground say they are not seeing immediate impact however
ZYTLYN Technologies, the travel prediction platform, says it is seeing a strong downward trend in the predictions of the next 12 months for travel demand to the Middle East region, generated by its AI platform.
Houman Goudarzi [...]
WiT Podcast: Expedia’s Bolda stays focused on traveller happiness amidst tech noise
Technology has come a long way in the last 20 years and Expedia has always evolved its tech platform to stay on the forefront of change. Now, travel and hospitality are at an inflection point driven by decentralised tech like Generative AI. As the Senior Vice President of Product & Technology at [...]
Phocuswright Conference: Get excited for Saudi’s ‘new oil’, Trip.com’s Genie and Despegar learning from the best
“Mega budgets come with mega responsibilities”
Saudi Arabia may have bucketfuls of money to spend on the development of tourism in the kingdom, but those riches come with a responsibility that the money is wisely spent, and Saudi intends to do exactly that, chief executive of the Saudi Tourism [...]
WiT Seoul: AI, social experiences, and next-gen OTAs are driving travel forward
Key insights from WiT Seoul 2023
This article originally appeared on Tidesquare.com
As the travel and tourism industry continues its recovery post-pandemic, this year's WiT Seoul 2023 shed light on valuable insights and emerging trends shaping the landscape. Hosted by WiT and Tidesquare annually [...]
Klook leverages Google Cloud to enhance customer engagement via advanced Generative AI
In a collaboration aimed at expanding customer engagement and the scope of digital experiences on its platform, travel services and bookings platform Klook has joined forces with Google Cloud. This partnership leverages the capabilities of Google Cloud's advanced generative AI to upgrade Klook's act [...]
