Tech in Travel: Trees for travellers, Metaverse for airlines, a solution to eliminate margin-eating intermediaries and Uber drives deeper into travel, sort of.
Adventure travel specialist, G Adventures is going deep into the woods with a significant financial investment in restorative travel technology start-up, Reforest. Brisbane-based Reforest is a digital platform connecting travellers with local communities that are actively restoring their ecosystems [...]
Video: “I don’t like the term artificial intelligence. I like the term assisted intelligence.” (WiT Singapore 2022)
"Regardless of old world or new world, it is necessary that we put customers at the heart of the business. Human touch is key because we're in hospitality - regardless of what technology or product you have - you've got to have that in order to make it work."
Those words were spoken emphatica [...]
Customers want engaging content, flexibility, and no-nonsense refunds, says TixCarte CEO
WITH travel picking up all over the world, it's easy to forget about the domestic players and simpler attractions that satiated our wanderlust when borders were closed. Technology has evolved leaps and bounds over the last couple of years, and many key players in the travel and hospitality space are [...]
WiT Studio: Danielle D’Silva (Booking.com) explains the meaning of sustainability in hospitality
WiT Studio hosts a series of exclusive interviews with key players in the industry to discuss the new age of travel, tech, and tourism in Asia and beyond. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here.
On this episode, Danielle D'Silva (Head of Sustainability, Booking.com), opens up about creating a [...]
Tech in Travel: Fundraising fears, token attractions, clever Kiwis and tech titans on the move
Young tech leaders fear funds are drying up
A poll taken at the Phocuswright Young Leaders Summit, held in Phoenix, Arizona, found only 8% of respondents felt that 2023 was a better year for raising funds than 2022 had been so far, due to the current economic outlook.
One third of th [...]
Top of the WiT Ep 10: Dialing in from ‘The Phocuswright Conference 2022’, with Pete Comeau (Managing Director, Phocuswright Inc)
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 tackle timezone differences and lessons from The Phocuswright Conference 2022, as Sie [...]
“Will watch ads and trade alcohol for good Wi-Fi”, say APAC passengers in new survey
THE recently published Inmarsat APAC Passenger Experience Survey 2022 highlights some interesting changes in consumer behaviour when it comes to staying connected while flying. The research was conducted by Censuswide (on behalf of Inmarsat) between August and September 2022. It surveyed a total of [...]
The Phocuswright Conference: Presenting the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023
It has long been said that creativity and innovation often arrive in times of crisis. Our selections of the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023 certainly validate that mantra.
Of the 25 startups on this list, 14 have been founded since the start of 2020 when travel - and much else in the world - came [...]
Amadeus: Biometrics payments, luggage-lite trips, and the metaverse will drive travel trends in 2023
As the year draws to a close, key players are mapping, based on their respective research and data, what 2023 will be like for travel, tourism, and hospitality. As such, travel-tech company, Amadeus, has released its annual trends, highlighting a few prime areas that will see significant changes in [...]
WiT Studio: Muzzammil Ahussain (Almosafer, Seera Group) talks Vision 2030 and bringing 100 million visitors to Saudi Arabia annually
WiT Studio hosts a series of exclusive interviews with key players in the industry to discuss the new age of travel, tech, and tourism in Asia and beyond. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here.
On this episode, Muzzammil Ahussain, Executive Vice President, Almosafer, (part of Seera Group), di [...]
