Whose order? Or, why everyone wants to own your trip (and make you pay for it)
A few weeks ago, as I planned my trip to join WIT’s 20th Anniversary Celebration, my inbox was littered with the usual barrage: multiple confirmation emails for each trip element and no single journey umbrella document. Each came from a different brand, with a different reference number, in a diff [...]
Expedia Group launches new AI-powered trip planner and multiple APIs
During its EXPLORE Connect B2B event for APAC partners, Expedia Group unveiled a new suite of AI and machine learning-powered tools designed to help partners drive speed, scale and personalisation. Highlights include Smart Trip AI, a new trip planning tool that provides hotel and activity inspiratio [...]
RAKTA’s air taxis. AirAsia signs DerbySoft. Paying for AI. ‘Complete’ travel expenses.
First air taxi service to launch in Ras Al Khaimah by 2027
Ras Al Khaimah Transport Authority (RAKTA) has signed a strategic agreement with Joby Aviation and Skyports to roll out the UAE’s first electric air taxi network by 2027. The collaboration will deploy Joby’s zero-emission eVTOL aircraft [...]
PassiveBolt and Replyr.ai win Global Startup Pitch People’s Choice Awards at WiT Singapore 2025
The Global Startup Pitch People’s Choice Awards were announced today at WiT Singapore: The Next 20, celebrating the most innovative Seedup and Scaleup startups from around the world, as voted by the audience.
The awards spotlighted two rising stars of travel and technology – Replyr.ai in the [...]
The next generation of travel: Trust, vibe and the coming AI wave
At the Next Generation Leaders event yesterday morning, held as part of WiT Singapore, four voices from across Asia’s travel ecosystem – Laura Houldsworth (Booking.com), Timothy Hughes (Agoda), Morris Sim (Montara Hospitality) and Jacinta Lim (Seek Sophie) – examined how the new travel [...]
Expedia partners with OpenAI for Access Connectors, Perplexity for Comet launch
Expedia Group has partnered with Perplexity on the launch of Comet, its free, downloadable browser and artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. To encourage use, Expedia is giving travelers an opportunity to cash in on their download of the AI browser with Silver status in OneKey.
“This i [...]
The next 20 years of travel: Three trailblazers on what’s coming, and what must change
WiT marks its 20th anniversary with a bold look ahead, spotlighting three experts on tomorrow’s travel industry.
As WiT celebrates its 20th year, we've interviewed three industry changemakers - Morris Sim, entrepreneur-turned-educator and pioneer of social travel marketing; Timothy O’Neil-Dunne [...]
Booking.com’s 150k new attractions. Ghost of Yotei tour. HTS’ AI agent. THV’s Hotel Superhero.
Gen Z, pop culture and tech gaps map the next chapter for multi-day tours
According to new research from Arival, the multi-day tour sector is undergoing a major shift, driven by Gen Z solo travellers, narrative-driven itineraries, and a widening technology divide. Solo bookings now make up half of [...]
The Next 20 years of travel – three industry leaders share their top predictions
WiT Singapore 2025: The Next 20 will spotlight the leaders at the forefront of change
As WiT celebrates two decades of convening the travel industry’s most progressive trends, it now turns decisively toward the future; the theme for this year’s WiT Singapore 2025, held between 6th-8th October a [...]
Accor expands global footprint with new premium subscription
Accor Plus, Accor's leading subscription business, has launched its new premium global travel subscription, ALL Accor+ Explorer. It’s the first subscription to feature the new ALL Accor+ global brand, as the business looks to expand into new key markets next year.
The global subscription market [...]
