Hospitality
Expedia Group expands B2B offerings across Asia-Pacific region
05/10/2023 by WiT
Jetstar Airways and Mastercard among a slate of new partners that have adopted Expedia tech, as the platform grows its APAC footprint During the inaugural EXPLORE 23: Connect Asia event, Expedia Group announced a series of new travel partners who have adopted Expedia Group’s technology solutions, [...]
Trip.com Group champions innovation and technology as strategic priority (Sponsored)
05/10/2023 by Boon Sian Chai
Boon Sian Chai is the Managing Director & Vice President, International Markets, Trip.com Group _____________________________________________________________________ While the travel industry is much stronger than it was during the pandemic, companies are still recovering and adapting to a v [...]
Legends wins WiT/Phocuswright Global Startup Pitch
04/10/2023 by Mitra Sorrells
Legends has won the 2023 Phocuswright/WebinTravel Global Startup Pitch event while SquadTrip received the People’s Choice Award. The competition began in May with more than 120 startups, categorized by region - Asia Pacific, Europe, Americas, Middle East/Africa – and a Wild Card division. [...]
Google, Expedia, Travelport and Wego on AI risks, opportunities
04/10/2023 by Mitra Sorrells
Accuracy – and the risk of hallucinations – are key concerns about responses generated by large language models. In late November it will be one year since OpenAI launched ChatGPT. In the months since, figuring out how to use the large language model technology behind it and other generative [...]
Winners of WiT Travel Changemakers Awards 2023 announced
04/10/2023 by WiT
10 Innovative Organisations are honoured for transforming their propositions with technology, paving the way forward for the APAC Travel Industry  The Asia Travel Technology Industry Association (ATTIA) and Web in Travel (WiT) are delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural Travel Changemak [...]
With great elasticity, Healy aims to wrap arms around 1,001 hotels from Dubai
02/10/2023 by Yeoh Siew Hoon
Excited about Middle East opportunity, Accor's CCO to focus on revenue management, pricing discipline and distribution partnerships After 12 years of living in Singapore, a full cycle in the Chinese calendar, Kerry Healy, who took up her new role of (wait for this, it’s a long one) Chief Commerci [...]
Global hospitality industry sees double-digit growth in Q4, Europe leads the way
28/09/2023 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
Cultural events help economy, with Beyonce's Seattle concert boosting hotel occupancy by 36% As we step into the fourth quarter of 2023, the global hospitality industry is experiencing a notable surge in optimism. Amadeus has released its Demand360 business intelligence data, revealing that global [...]
Air Asia on the MOVE. Hopper’s new bed partner. Go City rides with Big Bus. More.
28/09/2023 by Ian Jarrett
Now everyone can help Tony Fernandes Air Asia founder Tony Fernandes says he came up with the airline’s tagline – “Now, Everyone Can Fly” - while taking a shower. Now, Fernandes wants help with a tagline for airasia MOVE which he describes, in a personal message to airasia members, as � [...]
‘Made in Singapore’ adopts bolder, playful approach to marketing the city state
27/09/2023 by WiT
STB's new campaign focuses on transformation of ordinary moments into special memories The Singapore Tourism Board (STB)'s newly-launched “Made in Singapore” global campaign is aimed at spotlighting quintessential Singaporean experiences, from iconic attractions to hidden gems, showcasing how [...]
Hospitality in 2024: Daycations and luxury brands make it big
27/09/2023 by WiT
Trends driven by the Experience Economy and shift in traveller patterns At the time of writing, there are 96 days left in 2023. It feels like only yesterday when everyone was abuzz over new travel and hospitality trends for the year - social marketing, a rebound in footfall, the Metaverse... now, [...]