Inflation, what inflation? Travellers, trends, and technology that’s shaping the new world in 2023
IT'S that time of the year again - the start - and chances are you’ve seen an article or two predicting what the year will be like for business, the economy, politics, and of course, travel and hospitality. While analysts and industry experts try to map out the next twelve months and sift through [...]
“A destination is not a servant” and other lessons on how to travel differently in today’s world
IT seems like everyone’s talking about travelling differently these days, but what does that mean exactly? From conscious decisions to picking accommodations with sustainable practices, the idea of travelling like a tourist seems to be on the decline, while seeing a new destination more authen [...]
Travel needs invisible solutions to keep innovation alive
TWO years of pent-up desire to get away are fueling the recovery of international travel volumes, with many airlines at - or close to - pre-pandemic levels of traffic. However, for many travel sector stakeholders, especially airlines and airports, the surge in bookings has put them firmly on the bac [...]
Words To Live By: The Year In Review And Looking Forward to 2023, Part 4
Continuing our annual round-up where we ask our industry friends about the lessons and words from 2022 and what they are looking forward to in the new year, as well as the words they will embrace in the new year.
Omri Morgenshtern, CEO, Agoda
Looking back – one word to describe 2022
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Words To Live By: The Year in Review and Looking Forward to 2023, Part 3
Continuing our annual round-up where we ask our industry friends about the lessons and words from 2022 and what they are looking forward to in the new year, as well as the words they will embrace in the new year.
Kerry Healy, Chief Commercial Officer, Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea at Accor [...]
How to future-proof travel: Global Travel Tech Thinktank Report
On October 3, about 40 industry leaders gathered for the first Global Travel Tech Thinktank, held by WiT, Phocuswright and Phocuswire, and hosted by Accor Asia.
The event’s purpose was to brainstorm the way forward for travel under the umbrella theme of “How To Future Proof Travel By Creating [...]
Top of the WiT Ep 13: ChatGPT on ways to reduce anger, Teacher-To-Mountain programme, and words to describe 2023
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, social media was stormed by talk of Artificial Intelligence. ChatGPT, a bot by OpenAI [...]
I interviewed ChatGPT about travel, life, and overcoming the fear of Artificial Intelligence
THERE are a few reasons why some people may be afraid of AI. They may not understand how it works and may be unsure of what it is capable of. Another reason is that some people may be afraid of the potential for AI to become smarter than humans and potentially pose a threat to our existence. Additio [...]
Words To Live By: The Year In Review And Looking Forward to 2023, Part 2
Continuing our annual round-up where we ask our industry friends about the lessons and words from 2022 and what they are looking forward to in the new year, as well as the words they will embrace in the new year.
Eric Gnock Fah, COO & Co-founder, Klook
Looking back – one word to [...]
Words To Live By: The Year In Review and Looking Forward to 2023, Part 1
The 2022 Oxford word of the year is “goblin mode”. The term, which refers to “a type of behaviour which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations”, was the first word of the year to have been decided by public [...]
