WiT Singapore 2022: ‘Wheel The World’ wins Global Startup Pitch
SINGAPORE, October 6, 2022 - Wheel The World has emerged victorious in the first Global Startup Pitch, run by WiT and Phocuswright. The Grand Finals was held yesterday at WiT Singapore 2022. Wheel The World was also winner of the People’s Choice award.
The inaugural Global Startup Pitch kicked [...]
Searching for each and every Byway, travellers do it their way on slow travel holidays
Travellers with world’s first platform for flight-free holidays are never alone with WhatsApp
It’s midday and hot; you’ve missed your train from a station in a remote part of Spain. You’re worried. Who are you going to call? If you are a customer of Byway, the world’s first platform for f [...]
Traveloka secures $300m financing from INA and other investors
TRAVELOKA has secured a financing facility of $300 million from Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), BlackRock (through a private credit fund it manages), Allianz Global Investors (through funds managed by them), Orion Capital Asia (through funds and accounts managed by them), and other leading glo [...]
Expedia launches Open World Accelerator Programme
Expedia Group has launched Open World™ Accelerator, an initiative that builds on its Open World vision to power partners of all sizes with the technology and supply needed to thrive in the travel market.
This new initiative is designed to advance innovation in the travel industry, by supporting [...]
Top of the WiT Ep 04: India On The Rise, Web3 Disrupts Businesses, Lessons For Airlines
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 India as the world's fifth largest economy and what that mea [...]
Tech in Travel: NFTs, a nifty friends and family travel app, and airlines told to fess up on fees
Pandemic pushes travellers to the edge – of nature
Is sustainable travel just a fad? A trendy travel choice that will fade faster than a politician’s promise?
It depends on who you ask.
A Trip.com survey found 21.3% of Europe-based respondents indicated that people opt for sustainable tra [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
