Travel industry urged: “Don’t just take us places, make us feel better”
“We travel to know we’re not alone”, says actor, entrepreneur, traveller, Power Ranger Jason Chan
Editor's note: If you want to be rich, make good memories and there’s no better place than travel to make good memories. Yet, are we in the industry doing enough to create those emotional [...]
Innovation City: Stephan Ekbergh’s Club for Creators, Dreamers and where The Bouncer Rules
In a city where Table Mountain meets the sea, travel industry icon Stephan Ekbergh has opened the doors to something wild: Innovation City. Think Studio 54, CBGB, and Berlin's underground scene wrapped in a South African soul. Here, creativity and chaos aren’t just welcome – they� [...]
Gambler, Promoter or Maker? How Klook’s Ethan Lin Defines the Next Era of Travel Entrepreneurship
When you look at Ethan Lin, CEO and co-founder of Klook, you might wonder: is he a gambler, a promoter, or a maker – the three archetypes described by Thayer Ventures’ Chris Hemmeter in this article, when describing the evolution of the travel entrepreneur over the last two decades. (See related [...]
From Gamblers to Makers: How entrepreneurship in travel has evolved over two decades
"Someone's always playing corporation games… we just want to dance here, someone stole the stage." Starship's iconic line from We Built This City could be an anthem for the travel industry, which has faced its own corporate games, disruptions, and rebirths over the last two decades.
The industr [...]
What does the future think? SIT students reflect on WiT Singapore 2024: Next Generation
Collectively, it was an “eye-opening” event on the future of Generative AI, hospitality trends and travel tech leadership
You can’t truly talk about the Next Generation without including the people who will help shape the future of travel and hospitality. Just like years prior, we invited sev [...]
Gap in technology adoption in experiences sector, many operators lack modern booking and ticketing systems
Arival unveils largest-ever study on the state of the global experiences industry
Arival, a global research authority on the in-destination experiences sector of travel and tourism, has announced the release of its largest-ever research study, The Global Operator Landscape: The State of Experiences [...]
The only way to compete, get efficient and productive, says Atlas’ Mary Li
Low cost flight startup develops five digital employees; meet Florence, its newest customer care agent
As a startup operating in the highly competitive and volatile world of third party low cost flight distribution, Atlas’ founder Mary Li believes the optimum way to compete is by using tech to be [...]
South-east Asia: Reality vs hype
Lightspeed report, from Gojek co-founder, aims at resetting expectations of founders and investors
Lightspeed Venture Partners, the multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends, has released a report on “South-east Asia: Resetting Expectations”, to [...]
Agoda’s co-founder Rosenstein: AI will widen the gap between haves and have-nots in travel
“Can a small company with five engineers get it done or do they get wiped out in the face of AI?”
One of Robert Rosenstein’s biggest concerns is that AI, like all new tech, will increase the gap between the haves and have-nots.
“We experienced this with search and marketing – the b [...]
Reiwa Travel raises US$33m to deepen tech at NEWT and expand beyond Japan
New fund raise hailed as “major turning point” for travel packaging startup
In March this year, Reiwa’s founder Takaya Shinozuka had spoken to WiT about his plans to take his new travel packaging startup global and that he was in the midst of raising a new round of funds to power the expansio [...]
