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.
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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 [...]
WiT Seoul 2022: Travel brands jostle for position amid intense competition and consolidation
FROM traditional giants like Hana Tour to local OTAs such as Good Choice, Tidesquare and MyRealTrip, travel brands in South Korea are jostling for position to catch the recovery wave. In the meantime, massive changes have taken place in the market including the accelerated digitisation of consumers [...]
How MyRealTrip executed its way out of the pandemic to emerge stronger
With transactions higher than pre-pandemic, Korean startup invests in five companies, bets on families, longstays and co-working
DONGGUN Lee will always remember September 23, 2022 – that was the day he and his team at MyRealTrip jumped for joy when South Korea announced the full reopening of its [...]
Hopper and Capital One extend partnership fueled by new $96m investment
Capital One is investing an additional $96 million in Hopper and extending its partnership with the travel company.
In March 2021, Capital One led Hopper’s Series F round of $170 million. That investment marked the launch of Hopper Cloud, the company’s B2B initiative, with Capital One as its [...]
Sponsored: Changing priorities, technology adoption and the key drivers for growth: The top 10 trends in corporate travel, as revealed by new Sabre research
WHILE corporate travel is returning, it is coming back differently. So, exactly what are the shapes corporate travel is shifting into, and how are corporate travel agencies adapting to service the new face of business travel? Sabre carried out a survey of travel agents and Travel Management Companie [...]
