Travel deserves its own agent, and its own soul: Key takeaways from WiT Singapore
The car has broken down. We are stuck in Kuala Selangor, a small town in Malaysia I’ve only heard about but never visited. We are two hours away from our destination, Lumut, where we’re supposed to take a ferry to Pulau Pangkor to stay at an artist’s retreat called Tiger Rock on the island.
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A tale of two AI worlds: Why Asia Pacific is speed walking around the West
I stepped out of the United States in July, embarking on an extended journey that carried me through Europe and deep across Asia. By the time I am done – I hope to have visited at least seven islands. As someone whose life splits between East and West, travel isn’t merely transit – it is a for [...]
Fighters-TripToJapan alliance. ‘Tigerhop’ launch. Bangkok Eurovision surge. Volaris disruption assistance. Biometrics coalition.
Fighters Sports & Entertainment partners with Iceland-based TripToJapan.com to boost inbound tourism
Fighters Sports & Entertainment (FSE), operator of Hokkaido Ballpark F Village and ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO, entered a capital and business alliance with Takanawa Travel, the Iceland-based oper [...]
Why bungy when you can sauna? A twist in the Kiwi experience story
Dominic Bowden – a familiar face to New Zealand audiences from a previous career hosting television – is doing the complete opposite of what Queenstown is known for – adrenalin-laced adventures.
He’s built Watershed Saunas, floating saunas paired with cold-water immersion, and six mon [...]
APAC travel agents embrace AI while demanding rate parity and richer content
Research among more than 750 travel sellers reveals growing engagement with distribution platforms, and evolving priorities, sustainability and pricing
The latest biennial study of travel sellers around the world reveals a significant increase in the use of the major global distribution systems, [...]
Lobby and Crewfare win Global Startup Pitch People’s Choice Awards at WiT Singapore 2026
The Global Startup Pitch People’s Choice Awards were announced today at WiT Singapore: 21, A New Beginning, celebrating the most innovative Seedup and Scaleup startups from around the world, as voted by the audience. The awards spotlighted two rising stars of travel and technology – Lobby in the [...]
Globe Planner wins the Alibaba Cloud x Atlas Agentic AI Hackathon at WiT Singapore
Globe Planner has been named winner of the Alibaba Cloud x Atlas Agentic AI Hackathon. The finals were held at the WiT Bootcamp, part of WiT Singapore.
The hackathon challenged developers, startups and travel-tech innovators to build AI agents that change how travel is searched, sold and serviced [...]
Global conference returns to Queenstown in 2028 as the region builds travel and hospitality tech hub
Queenstown is set to once again become a meeting point for the global travel technology industry, with WiT Queenstown returning on 28 March 2028 following a highly successful inaugural event earlier in the year.
The first New Zealand edition of WiT (Web in Travel), delivered in partnership wit [...]
Lola launches AI-powered experiences, memberships, and new partners
Backed by Booking Holdings, Lola combines personalized recommendations with preferred rates and premium benefits across travel, dining, events, and more.
Lola, the new AI assistant for experiences backed by Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), debuts with a new membership offering that combines persona [...]
Hotels reply fast, resolve slow. Polar travel surge. UK likes refund-protected bookings. AI transforms tourism. More.
Hotels are fast to reply but slow to resolve
A new analysis of reservation workflows by Lobby, an AI platform that automates booking operations for travel and hospitality suppliers, challenges the industry's focus on response times and conversion rates. Lobby found that hotels often answer quickly [...]
