OpenAI’s “Operator” and DeepSeek: Marking two auspicious moments in AI
Year of Snake heralds “the biggest travel shift” and “the biggest shift in AI”
Forget about sliding into the Lunar New Year tomorrow – the snake is leaping into the next era in Artificial Intelligence that signals the beginning of a shift in consumer behaviour as to how they book travel, [...]
Who’s spending more and where they’re going in 2025
From multi-tripping to sustainability - 10 travel trends travel providers need to know this year
Travel technology solutions provider, Sabre, surveyed its team members and analysed its industry data to uncover the key trends shaping travel this year. The findings highlight how leisure travellers ar [...]
Sustainability, Gen AI, and the forces moving ASEAN tourism in 2025
Malaysia is setting ambitious tourism goals with Visit Malaysia 2026 (VM 2026), aiming to attract 35.6 million visitors and generate RM147.1 billion in tourism revenue. The ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2025, held in Johor Bahru, spotlighted key strategies to achieve these targets, including sustainabil [...]
GHA DISCOVERY revenue up 16% to an all-time high of $2.7 billion
Global Hotel Alliance celebrates 20th anniversary with record-breaking 2024 results
UAE-headquartered Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands, celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2024 by delivering its best-ever results. The milestone year saw record-b [...]
Slow and slithery into the New Lunar Year: Navigating the “firehose” of changes
At the Lunar New Year celebrations hosted by Sentosa Development Corporation this week, I noticed the words “spring into prosperity” on the screen, right next to an animated image of a snake.
I suppose the word “spring” works better than “slither” – the latter doesn’t quite convey [...]
Podcast: Lunar New Year trends. OTAs vs Hotels. MG Group’s comeback kid.
We're trying something new with our weekly-ish podcast this year - we're outsourcing it to Artificial Intelligence. This is both an experiment and, if we're being honest, a convenient way to digest the top articles of the week from the WiT website into a nugget-of-a-podcast.
First, Trip.com data [...]
Wego, WiT to launch “Travel Tech Thursdays” in Kuala Lumpur
To celebrate their joint 20th birthdays this year, WiT and Wego are teaming up to launch “Travel Tech Thursdays” in Kuala Lumpur on the last Thursday of every month, starting on February 27.
The two-hour event, to be held at Wego’s new offices in the Malaysian capital city, will feature int [...]
Longer holidays, bigger budgets: Why APAC travellers are extending Lunar New Year trips
Rise in cross-border travel with stays up to 10% longer this holiday season. Growing interest in off-the-beaten-path destinations and cruises
Trip.com Group has unveiled its latest LNY trends for 2025, showcasing how travellers are prioritising longer stays, meaningful experiences and unconventiona [...]
From “self-destruction” to successful exit: How Brett Henry turned MG Group around
Singular mission to build world’s best B2B hospitality marketplace amid Asian Century
Fresh from a successful exit in which he engineered the sale of Indonesia's MG Group to Creador, a South-east Asia private equity firm earlier this month, Brett Henry, president director and CEO, is a man with a [...]
Real-time tourism insights. Instantly change BA flights. Agoda expands EcoDeals. Copa Airlines tracks travel requirements
Spotnana’s new British Airways integration lets you instantly change flights
Spotnana has announced a direct integration with British Airways, enabling customers and partners to access the airline’s full New Distribution Capability (NDC) content along with enhanced servicing features. A key hig [...]
