WiT Studio: Muzzammil Ahussain (Almosafer, Seera Group) talks Vision 2030 and bringing 100 million visitors to Saudi Arabia annually
WiT Studio hosts a series of exclusive interviews with key players in the industry to discuss the new age of travel, tech, and tourism in Asia and beyond. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here.
On this episode, Muzzammil Ahussain, Executive Vice President, Almosafer, (part of Seera Group), di [...]
Soul Survivors Or the Mighty Wasted? The WiT Great Debate 2022
After so long away, the digital travel fraternity returned to Marina Bay Sands in October of 2022 to gather, take stock and of course, debate what the past two years had actually meant. Luke Clark of CP5 recounts a debate that had pathos, disco, gender reversal, and a great deal of banana bread. At [...]
Doing the right thing a must-have to win customers and talent: Wizz Air’s Varadi
Investments against the odds paying off for Hungary-based low-cost airline
Whether you are running an airline, a hotel or a tour operator, doing the right thing in business is now a must-have. “If we don’t do it, we are out of business,” said Jozsef Varadi, CEO of Wizz Air, as he accepted CAP [...]
WiT Studio: Brian Staunton (Atlas) talks technology and how it plays a pivotal role in travel recovery
WiT Studio hosts a series of exclusive interviews with key players in the industry to discuss the new age of travel, tech, and tourism in Asia and beyond. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here.
On this episode, Brian Staunton, Chief Commercial Officer, Atlas, discusses the role of technology [...]
Top of the WiT Ep 09: Gen Zs are hopeful, blurred lines in travel, and positive stress
On “Top Of The WiT”, we bring you a grab of the news that happened this week in travel, technology and Asia – interesting nuggets that caught our eye and made it into the weekly WiT newsletter.
This week, we talk about Gen Z, the future of the industry, and how they're hopeful about the [...]
Japan, Land of Bargains, beckons while outbound remains muted
Weak yen, absence of China – “an opportunity to change focus”
GIVEN the weakened Japanese yen, the land of the rising sun has become the land of bargains and this will give a further impetus to inbound travel to this most popular of destinations, the audience at WiT Seoul 2022 heard.
Quoti [...]
Studies see possible muted fall, return of holiday travel
Following a “red-hot” summer, a new report by digital intelligence platform Similarweb paints a “mixed picture” of travel trends, according to Similarweb senior insights manager Jim Corridore.
The report uses data from three of the biggest online travel agencies: Expedia, Airbnb and B [...]
Tech in Travel: Why OTA travel marketing has gone walkabout; Amadeus and Booking.com get hitched; Asian Trails leaps into the digital age and D-EDGE goes shopping in Paris
Travelport has taken a deep dive into the reasons why travel – “once a digital trailblazer” - has taken the “scenic route“ and is being left behind by other modern retailers. “While other industries fully embraced the possibilities offered by new technology — and used it to reimagine t [...]
WiT Studio: Eric Gnock Fah (Klook) on the marketability of Asia and why digital can’t replace physical experiences
WiT Studio hosts a series of exclusive interviews with key players in the industry to discuss the new age of travel, tech, and tourism in Asia and beyond. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here.
On this episode, Eric Gnock Fah, Co-founder and CEO, Klook, discusses the state of the travel indus [...]
Love must prevail to win talent, and sustainability will win hearts and minds
Hello, New World, Through The Eyes of Students
A group of hospitality and MICE students from the Singapore Institute of Technology had their minds opened to the possibilities of travel at WiT Singapore 2022. This is a summary of their reflections and learnings.
Hospitality [...]
