WiT Phocuswright Middle East moves to Barcelona: A global lens on a region in transition
In a year when the travel industry has been forced to confront both uncertainty and resilience, WiT Phocuswright Middle East will take place in Barcelona on June 15, a day before Phocuswright Europe.
The two events, held at the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, will bring together global and regi [...]
First WiT “Travel Tech Thursdays” to put spotlight on AI and ASEAN
Continuing on the momentum built from its series of “Travel Tech Thursdays” in Malaysia last year, WiT (Web in Travel) and My Indie World will return with a fresh roster of quarterly events, in partnership with AirAsia MOVE.
The first event of the new season will kick off on April 23 with the t [...]
WTM Africa 2026 unveils its most ambitious programme yet – and there are just two weeks left to register
With just two weeks to go before the start of the event, WTM Africa 2026 is calling on travel and tourism professionals across the continent and beyond to secure their place at this year’s show. Three days, 70+ sessions, and the full breadth of African tourism’s most pressing conversations, live [...]
WiT Phocuswright Middle East rescheduled to August 14, 2026
WiT and Phocuswright, part of the Northstar Travel Group, wish to announce that WiT Phocuswright Middle East has been rescheduled. The event, originally planned for May 1, 2026, will now take place on August 14, 2026.
This decision has been made in consideration of the ongoing conflict in the regio [...]
JAPOW, Power & The Next 20: WiT Japan returns to Tokyo amid record inbound boom
As Japan rides an unprecedented inbound tourism wave powered by the global obsession with its legendary powder snow – or “JAPOW”, travel industry leaders will gather in Tokyo to examine what this moment means for the next 20 years of travel.
WiT (Web in Travel) will convene its 12th edition [...]
Global travel tech titans converge on Queenstown for WiT’s “Next 20: Innovation At The World’s Edge”
The launch edition of WiT Queenstown will kick off with an A-list cast of speakers ranging from Nikhil Ravishankar, CEO of Air New Zealand, to Omri Morgenshtern, CEO of Agoda, Sankar Narayan, CEO & Managing Director, SiteMinder and Katrina Barry, CEO, Webjet.
They join a line-up of close to 5 [...]
Calling all travel startups: Global Startup Pitch returns in 2026
Grand Finals to be held at Phocuswright Europe in Barcelona
Travel startups from across the world will have the opportunity to expose themselves to the global market once again when the Global Startup Pitch, by WiT and Phocuswright, returns for its 2026 edition.
Now in its fifth year, the global [...]
WiT Queenstown expands to two days as demand surges
WiT Queenstown will now run over two days from July 20-21, following strong local and international demand for the inaugural New Zealand edition of Asia Pacific’s leading travel tech media and events platform, presented in partnership with Technology Queenstown.
The event will also move to a ne [...]
Sir Richard Branson on space tourism: “The journey is the destination”
Speaking virtually at TOURISE 2025 in Riyadh in November, Sir Richard Branson reflected on his decades-long mission to make space accessible through Virgin Galactic, and on the deeper meaning of space tourism beyond the technology and spectacle.
Branson said his entrepreneurial decisions have [...]
All you need is WiT: 20 tales that rocked the Next 20
From rock-and-roll endings to raw honesty on AI, WiT Singapore 2025 hit every note –human, hopeful and hilariously unfiltered. Founders bared souls, CEOs dropped truth bombs, and travellers found faith again in connection. Here are 20 stories from Luke Clark that prove The Next 20 wasn’t just a [...]
