How Singapore’s Tribe Tours adds value to its tours with storytelling
Using AI to illustrate the “big story book” for toddlers for a new tour
For Tribe Tours, Singapore, storytelling is an absolutely essential element to staying relevant as a tour operator in a destination where, let’s face it, visitors don’t face much trouble in getting around. [...]
Singapore game, Hidden, makes the leap to New Zealand to gamify Maori stories
First overseas foray for WhatsApp-based game started during pandemic
Former journalist and data scientist, Lim Yee Hung, was twiddling his thumbs during the pandemic (like all of us) when during Singapore’s so-called “Circuit Breaker” – the period when people were asked to stay home an [...]
Swiipr vs Crowdstrike. Kanagawa calling digital nomads. Travel agents to the rescue. More.
Travel agents to the rescue
Searching and booking travel directly from travel providers has become more time-consuming and complicated than ever, according to Travelport’s 2024 State of Modern Retailing Report.
The report combines international independent research, cross-industry comparisons [...]
How many giants can Asia hold? Agoda’s Teja and Trip.com’s Xie on competition, expansion and making sense of new tech
Calling Trip.com Group and Agoda ‘industry giants’ would certainly be an understatement. Both companies have expanded rapidly over the last few years, dominating regional demographics and adding more verticals to their platforms while becoming one-stop booking shops for many travellers in the re [...]
Meet the 18 finalists of the 2024 Global Startup Pitch
Finals to be held August 15 to pick winners from four regions
Eighteen travel tech startups have been selected for the finals of the 2024 Global Startup Pitch. The competition, in its third year, is jointly produced by WiT and Phocuswright. The virtual event will be held on August 15.
Judges s [...]
Korea’s TOURVIS first in Asia to implement NDC with Air France-KLM
TOURVIS, the South Korea-based online travel platform, has become the first OTA in Asia to implement NDC (New Distribution Capability) with Air France-KLM.
It is celebrating the milestone, reached on June 28, with discounted fares and waived ticketing fees on all routes from July to August.
Th [...]
Blog | Note to self: Create uplifting conferences like WiT Indie
WiT Indie is the Web In Travel edition for independent travel champions, curators, movers and shakers. Strong conviction, clear vision, persistent (almost stubborn) action to make ideas happen. I left the event exhausted, but also awed, inspired, uplifted.
Notes I took down:
On tourism experie [...]
Never been more exciting to be a storyteller in heritage and conservation, says Blue Mansion’s pioneer
New mission to make Fort Cornwallis, Penang, a must-visit, and not-boring, experience
For the psychologist-lecturer-turned-conservator-researcher, who pioneered story telling in Penang and brought the story of 19th century Chinese merchant Cheong Fatt Tze to life, through the Blue Mansion, ther [...]
MDEC zeroes in on Malaysia tourism scene through the Digital Tourism Innovation Lab
The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), the nation’s leading digital economy agency, recently hosted the Digital Tourism Innovation Lab (DTIL) Demo Day Cohort 2, the second stage in a series of initiatives that serves as strategic, national platforms dedicated to fostering tourism tech in [...]
Off to Africa to learn from cheetahs: Klook’s Sarah Wan on self-care, high growth and travel trends
Event tourism and slow travel factoring high in Travel Pulse survey
When you’re working for a high growth company like Klook, it is important to practise self-care regimes, said Sarah Wan, general manager, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, such as keeping to a good fitnes [...]
