Top of the WiT Ep 03: AI-generated artwork, new world travel trends, MYAirline ready to take off
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're talking about stunning artwork created by artificial intelligence, Airbnb's [...]
Tech in Travel: Hotel security, preparing for Japanese travel, bye-bye Misterfly, and More
Be ready for the return of the Japanese traveller
Wolfgang Emperger, senior vice president for Europe, Africa and the UK & Ireland at the Shiji Group, has been talking about the steps companies need to take as Japan cautiously opens its borders to travel. Shiji Group provides technological sol [...]
Saudi Arabia’s PIF plans $1b stake in Seera’s travel unit, Almosafer
SAUDI Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, has signed a non-binding deal with Seera Group Holding to acquire a SR3.75 billion ($1 billion) stake in its travel unit Almosafer.
The PIF seeks to hold 30% of Almosafer’s capital, Seera Group said in a bourse filing. As part [...]
“The end is inevitable. Your kind is destined for extinction.”
Not if you blend old world experience with new world tech – just look at Maverick
In the movie “Top Gun: Maverick”, there’s a scene in which Rear Admiral Cain (Ed Harris) is telling Maverick (Tom Cruise) that “soon we will have pilots who don’t need to eat, sleep, p… and disobey order [...]
Airbnb: How local communities are benefiting from dispersal of post-pandemic travel
IT'S been said over and over again that work and travel have fundamentally changed. That's not news. But what's interesting is how the line between work and travel – activities that used to be on opposite ends of the spectrum – continues to blur. People are working out of hotel rooms. More trave [...]
OCTO to advance technical connectivity standards for tours, activities & attractions
A CONSORTIUM of leading reservation and ticketing system providers, distributors, experience operators and other companies in the tours, activities and attractions sector of travel and tourism has formed OCTO, a new non-profit association whose mission is to advance technical connectivity standards [...]
Top Of The WiT Ep 02: High-tech on the High Seas, Short-term Rent Cleaning, Travel and Crypto
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're talking about a couple (literally) of digital nomads expanding their short-t [...]
Tech in Travel: In the air (just) and on the ground, partnerships are flourishing
From museums to hotel marketing, technology is taking care of business
Klook, Tiqets expand global reach
If you want to get ahead, get a partner. That message is driving new relationships across the tech space.
Latest two to tango are Tiqets, an online platform for cultural and leisure exper [...]
Japanspecialist overwhelmed by strong demand following Japan border opening
JAPANSPECIALIST – the tour operator brand that is part of JTB Corporation – has confirmed that it is already “overwhelmed by strong demand” for its services following the news announced on August 31 that Japan would open its borders to tourists once again as of September 7, albeit in a p [...]
Kathleen Tan on how MYAirline aims to be different, two decades after low cost was born in Malaysia
“We bring experience to a new generation of leaders”
Kathleen Tan, who started her airline career with AirAsia in 2004, and went on to head up commercial and eventually, became CEO of North Asia, has returned to the industry after a four-year break. She’s now executive advisor to MYAirline, a [...]
