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Game over for Metaverse? 2024 travel hacks. Good airport AI. SITA cruises with Costa.
27/10/2023 by Ian Jarrett
Flight booking worse than the dentist? Expedia's 2024 Air Travel Hacks Report What could be worse than going to the dentists? Or filing tax returns? Try booking a flight, survey of 1,000 Singapore flyers by Expedia has found. Close to a third (32%) found booking air travel is more daunting than [...]
Does AI speak in a loud voice, or is it monotone like the sci-fi movies?
18/10/2023 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
It seems like you can’t go 30-minutes these days without hearing talk of Artificial Intelligence or seeing AI-related posts on social media - and for good reason. AI, now dubbed “the new internet”, “the biggest paradigm shift since the iPhone”, and “our future overlord”, has advanced a [...]
Fun factor 10: How tech is making human experiences even better
11/10/2023 by Luke Clark
In a year in which Disney, the world’s most iconic theme park brand, celebrated its 100th birthday, and Taylor Swift, its most iconic pop star broke records galore with her colossal world tour, it would seem like a stretch for those in the travel and experiences business to feel anything but optim [...]
Winners of WiT Travel Changemakers Awards 2023 announced
04/10/2023 by WiT
10 Innovative Organisations are honoured for transforming their propositions with technology, paving the way forward for the APAC Travel Industry  The Asia Travel Technology Industry Association (ATTIA) and Web in Travel (WiT) are delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural Travel Changemak [...]
‘Made in Singapore’ adopts bolder, playful approach to marketing the city state
27/09/2023 by WiT
STB's new campaign focuses on transformation of ordinary moments into special memories The Singapore Tourism Board (STB)'s newly-launched “Made in Singapore” global campaign is aimed at spotlighting quintessential Singaporean experiences, from iconic attractions to hidden gems, showcasing how [...]
Hospitality in 2024: Daycations and luxury brands make it big
27/09/2023 by WiT
Trends driven by the Experience Economy and shift in traveller patterns At the time of writing, there are 96 days left in 2023. It feels like only yesterday when everyone was abuzz over new travel and hospitality trends for the year - social marketing, a rebound in footfall, the Metaverse... now, [...]
Top of the WiT: Human revolution, social marketing, true sustainability, and the Heart of a Friend
18/09/2023 by WiT
Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a nugget-sized podcast.     In this episode, we're gearing up for WiT's annual flagship event, WiT Singapore. Themed 'The Human Revolution, this year's event gathers the brightest minds and [...]
WOW Porto, it’s a corker of an experience
11/09/2023 by Ian Jarrett
Lady Gaga meets Dom Perignon over a glass of port at this new cultural hotspot If you didn’t know already, Lady Gaga once wore a cork dress, a fetching little number adorned with gold and silver-plated cork, embroidered beads and metallic threads. The image of Lady Gaga and her cork dress is a [...]
From mooncakes to hungry ghosts: The things AI and tech have not replaced
01/09/2023 by Yeoh Siew Hoon
I received my first gift of mooncake last week, from the Pan Pacific Hotels Group. The white leather case it came in was truly gorgeous, probably cost more than the mooncakes in it. I will have to think of another use for the case after I devour the four round-shaped delicacies of lotus paste, ginge [...]
Airbnb partners with MDEC to promote digital nomad-friendly accommodations in Malaysia
30/08/2023 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
Collaboration aims to facilitate long-term stays with adequate amenities for remote work Airbnb and the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly support MDEC’s pioneering DE Rantau initiative. This strategic alliance is in respon [...]