Letter from Riyadh: Key takeaways from TOURISE 2025
You name it, it had it – the opening of TOURISE 2025, the new global travel platform powered by the Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia which kicked off in Riyadh this week.
Poetry, dancers, a rock band, a singer mimicking animal sounds – all against a backdrop of stunning visuals on the most g [...]
Main character energy: The qualities tomorrow’s travel leaders need to succeed
As we learned in the recent WiT documentary ‘Online Travel in Asia: The Untold Story’, the travel leaders who made it to 2025 did so by navigating some game-changing hurdles – and in the case of the COVID pandemic, laboured through challenges that nothing could have prepared them for.
Admit [...]
PassiveBolt and Replyr.ai win Global Startup Pitch People’s Choice Awards at WiT Singapore 2025
The Global Startup Pitch People’s Choice Awards were announced today at WiT Singapore: The Next 20, celebrating the most innovative Seedup and Scaleup startups from around the world, as voted by the audience.
The awards spotlighted two rising stars of travel and technology – Replyr.ai in the [...]
WiT celebrates the Next 12 Warriors at WiT Singapore: The Next 20
WiT (Web in Travel) has named the latest recipients of the WiT Warriors Awards, honouring 12 individuals who have shaped online travel in Asia-Pacific and beyond. The awards were presented during a private dinner held in conjunction with WiT Singapore: The Next 20 on October 7, 2025.
First launch [...]
WiT Queenstown announces first speaker line-up of global travel tech leaders
When WiT (Web in Travel), Asia Pacific’s leading travel tech media and events platform, lands in Queenstown on July 21, 2026, it will bring with it an A-list of travel tech leaders from Asia, Australasia and beyond.
With more than eight months to go, the debut event already boasts an impressive [...]
The next 20 years of travel: Three trailblazers on what’s coming, and what must change
WiT marks its 20th anniversary with a bold look ahead, spotlighting three experts on tomorrow’s travel industry.
As WiT celebrates its 20th year, we've interviewed three industry changemakers - Morris Sim, entrepreneur-turned-educator and pioneer of social travel marketing; Timothy O’Neil-Dunne [...]
Unveiling “The Next 20” theme for WiT Singapore 2025, marking a bold new chapter in travel innovation
Asia’s leading travel tech event to explore the forces shaping the future of travel in the next two decades
Web in Travel (WiT), Asia’s premier travel technology conference, has announced its 2025 theme: The Next 20. Taking place 6-8 October 2025 at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre [...]
Hidden gems have expiry dates: Why social must keep uncovering
I asked Wilfred Fan, Chief Commercial Officer of Klook, a question: When a hidden gem is listed on Klook, is it still hidden?
His reply came quick, straight, almost matter-of-fact: “At the moment our team explores them, they are hidden. After review and release, they’re no longer hidden. Th [...]
Founders on fire: Indie spirit, big markets, bigger dreams
At WiT Indie, five startup founders took the stage, each tackling a different challenge in travel and tech. What they shared: courage, creativity, and a relentless drive to build from the ground up.
What do a lawyer-turned-AR entrepreneur, a molecular biologist-turned-cargo software builder, a th [...]
Tech, heart and hospitality: Three hoteliers, three roads to the future
From the polished corridors of a luxury hotel to the barefoot vibes of Potato Head Bali, and the brainy back-end of Lighthouse, three hoteliers – Christine Tan, Jack Tan, and Sharon Chen – embody different worlds of hospitality. But beneath the surface, they share a common goal: making sense o [...]
