Pioneering Pathfinders and Memory Makers: They dominate in Asia Pacific
Planning with AI, facial recognition and ease of payments key to traveller tribes in region
Read into it what you wish but it would appear that, according to Amadeus “Traveler Tribes 2033” study, the majority of travellers in markets such as Singapore, Japan, Australia and New Zealand are Memo [...]
Sponsored: Evolving traveler expectations herald new opportunities for travel pros
The travel industry is at an unprecedented stage of evolution. Despite lingering challenges from the pandemic and economic concerns, people continue to place travel as a high priority in their lives. According to Expedia Group’s recent Traveler Value Index 2023 study, nearly half of consumers glob [...]
“It’s the biggest thing”. Putting ChatGPT to good use while being in awe of its capabilities
Tours and activities, experiences will be most impacted, says Magpie's Watts
Christian Watts, CEO and Founder of Magpie Travel, is already designing products around ChatGPT. He says we haven’t scratched the surface of what the tech can do.
A decade ago, Spike Jonze directed a movie called ‘H [...]
Expedia Group CEO says metrics show strategy is working
Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern says the company’s strategy to add loyalty members and drive app usage is “showing accelerating improvement” and is the foundation of the company’s growth.
In a call with financial analysts to discuss the company’s results for the fourth quarter and full year [...]
Top of the WiT 17: Unpacking Asia’s travel recovery reports, Global Startup Pitch 2023, saying goodbye to Boeing 747
Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast.
We're joined by Pete Comeau (Managing Director, PhocusWright) to unpack two reports - one about travel recovery and digital transformation in [...]
Bard slips up, Trivago gets direct, Qatar Airways bags a winner, Sjiji Group helps hoteliers
Bard is going back to bootcamp
It’s back to boot camp for Bard, Google’s experimental chatbot that is set to challenge Microsoft-backed ChatGPT.
The search engine has artificial intelligence features that offer summaries of complex information but prior to the start of private testing with [...]
What’s Next for Travel in Asia?
Northstar Travel Group thought leaders discuss the reopening of China, travel tech developments and more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23bQZWGfMT8
From China’s full reopening to growing interest in long-distance destinations by U.S. travelers, Asia is at the center of som [...]
At 363.3%, Asia boasts strongest year-over-year passenger demand among all regions, says IATA
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports that over the past year, re-openings in many economies of the Asia Pacific region allowed for passengers and airlines to return to the skies, greatly accelerating traffic growth in both domestic and international markets. While RPKs in 2022 [...]
From Jumbo crabs to jumbo jet: The aircraft that changed travel and shrank the world
Last night, I headed to Jumbo at the East Coast Seafood Centre to have chilli crabs. It’s not a place I frequent often because well, as locals, we usually avoid places that are popular with tourists and having not had many visitors the last couple of years, I had almost forgotten it was there.
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As Vietnamese tourism shows growth, Klook strikes partnerships with key domestic attractions players
IN the new age of travel, the need for a collaborative tourism scene has been called a prerequisite to support robust growth and recovery. In that sense, Klook, a major travel and experiences platform, has been on quite the roll recently.
Klook has just announced partnerships with two key players [...]
