The Malaysian aviation scene is changing, as MYAirline’s maiden flight takes off
THE MYAirline headquarters was abuzz with palpable energy on Wednesday, November 30. It was a cocktail of excitement, anticipation, and hints of warranted nervousness. After all, they were less than 24 hours away from their maiden flight, scheduled for the morning of December 1.
I was invited to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Soul Survivors Or the Mighty Wasted? The WiT Great Debate 2022
After so long away, the digital travel fraternity returned to Marina Bay Sands in October of 2022 to gather, take stock and of course, debate what the past two years had actually meant. Luke Clark of CP5 recounts a debate that had pathos, disco, gender reversal, and a great deal of banana bread. At [...]
Love must prevail to win talent, and sustainability will win hearts and minds
Hello, New World, Through The Eyes of Students
A group of hospitality and MICE students from the Singapore Institute of Technology had their minds opened to the possibilities of travel at WiT Singapore 2022. This is a summary of their reflections and learnings.
Hospitality [...]
A Gen Z perspective on dreaming and planning travel – “flawsome videos” are the new black
Cole Lim, a hospitality graduate from Singapore Institute of Technology, attended WiT Singapore 2022 and this is his key takeaway from the event.
Imagine that you are planning a picnic with your friends this weekend. Where would you go to search for the perfect picnic spot with luxurious green gr [...]
How WiT shifted my perspective on a career in hospitality and travel
Leon Oh Swee Keong, a Singapore Institute of Technology hospitality student, had doubts about working in the hospitality industry. The image of it being “menial labour” plus the allure of better salaries from other sectors were factors holding him back. After attending WiT Singapore and listenin [...]
A Gen Z’s view of “Exploration & Rejuvenation”: Looking at the endless possibilities instead of the endless problems
Thrilled to be alive in this era but mindful of the strain on travel staff and infrastructure
Medical student, Caitlyn Tan, attending her first WiT conference, reports on a speech that left her “looking at the endless possibilities instead of the endless problems” and asking herself “if the o [...]
Tourism, therapy, mental wellbeing – travel is more than just a leisure activity
IF you Google "travel and mental health", you'll find countless articles, news stories, and research summaries highlighting the fact that taking a trip can have positive effects on your mental wellbeing. Maybe it's the novelty of a new place, the curiosity of meeting new people, or just breaking the [...]
Making sense of the metaverse of madness
“The real meaning of Web3 is all about community”, says DayAway’s Waslen
There are few conversations that don’t feel surreal in 2022, yet since the carnage in the crypto-currency market, businesses built around blockchain have had a particularly rough ride. Yet as WiT 2022 said ‘Hello Oth [...]
