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 [...]
Skincare and candy: 55% of Singaporeans travelling to buy products they can’t get at home
2025 travel forecast includes travel inspired by pop culture, social-media-driven tourism and a resurgence of hotel-restaurants
Expedia Group recently unveiled Unpack ’25, the annual data-driven outlook for what’s motivating travellers and where they will go next year. Expedia Group analysed fi [...]
96.4% of Singapore travellers consider sustainable travel amidst gap between awareness and action
Trip.com Group, a key global travel service provider in the Asia Pacific region, reveals that while sustainability awareness is rising among travellers, there remains a gap between awareness and action. This is one of the main insights from the Sustainable Travel Consumer Report 2024 that the Group [...]
Generative AI is top priority for APAC travel sector – but emerging challenges need to be addressed
Digital assistants, tailored recommendations, and content generation seen as top use cases. Challenges emerge around talent shortages, return on investment, and data security.
According to a new report released by Amadeus, Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI) remains a central focus f [...]
We are the Next Generation: An out-the-door review of WiT Singapore 2024
“New steps for an old dance” – these are lyrics from ‘Let The Show Begin’, our official theme song for WiT Singapore 2024, which will echo through all our events in the coming year. And what perfect lyrics they were to not only describe the state of travel tech today, but also kickstart th [...]
Hubby unlocks investment. Lufthansa aces airline app poll. Indigo tunes in with Spotify. More
Hubby’s success with eSim sales
Hubby – the worldwide mobile internet solution for travel sellers and travel providers to keep customers connected in-destination has, until now, been funded by friends and family to the tune of €450,000.
That’s about to change. The company is in advanced [...]
Why Agoda’s data strategy is more about the “science” than the data itself
Agoda does not like to think of itself as data driven - it believes it should be more about applying data science.
The thinking from the Asia-based online travel agency is that while data presents huge opportunities to improve the customer experience and drive internal efficiency, it has to be u [...]
From Heart to Cart: Kreators balancing passion and profit
According to the Klook Travel Pulse Study, in the Asia Pacific region, Instagram and YouTube remain the top two social media platforms, with TikTok rapidly gaining ground for travel inspiration. Marcus Yong, Vice President of Global Marketing at Klook, highlighted that 62% of travelers prefer recomm [...]
GlobalTix closes Series B funding of S$6.5M led by Tin Men Capital
Singapore-based all-in-one ticketing platform gets fresh injection of funds to introduce AI advancements in the travel and tourism industry
GlobalTix, a ticketing software provider and marketplace distribution platform for the tourism industry, today announced the closing of their S$6.5M Series B f [...]
How Goldjoy Travel found its sweet spot in the online cruise market
Panel at Cruise World Asia tackles “how to bulletproof your travel agency business with technology”
Cognizant of the trend of consumers going online to book their flights and hotels, second generation travel agency owner, Dr Frederick Yip, of Goldjoy Travel, Hong Kong, decided to do a little [...]
