Shifting megatrends: Electric air taxis and generative AI named driving forces of travel
Generative AI has put the Metaverse in the backseat this year, with 97% of airlines planning to adopt and develop the technology.
SITA's latest "Meet the Megatrends" report delves into the evolving technological landscape within the travel and transport space, shedding light on the forces shaping t [...]
Hindsight is 2023: Our Top 12 posts of the year
2024 is right around the bend, and we wanted to take this opportunity to highlight our most popular posts of the year.
While it's fun to look back at what interested our readers and community the most this year, chronicling our most read articles is also a way to gain insight into what travel prof [...]
‘Surprise and Delight’ spearheads travel trends in 2024
Booking.com's latest data offers insights into a few budding trends that brands can look forward to in the coming months. From the emergence of the 'Surprise and Delight' trend to the growing importance of sustainability and the changing face of luxury travel, the future traveller is set to embark o [...]
Millennial and Gen Z male travellers are on the rise and contactless travel is here to stay
Tidesquare x Consumer Insight predicts 2024 travel trends for outbound Korean travellers
Travel technology company TIDESQUARE has forecasted Korean outbound travel trends for 2024 based on 2023-2024 booking trends and data from research firm Consumer Insight.
Based on data presented by Consumer [...]
No more pre-pandemic, no more looking back, 2024 is the year we move forward
If, like me, you’re winding down for the year and taking time out to reflect, well, do it. Power down the laptop, switch off the mobile, take a deep breath and slow down. Know you have deserved it. You helped build back travel in APAC.
For us in the region, it was just Year 1 of building back a [...]
Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024: Travel leaders set trends and predictions (Part 4)
As 2023 draws to a close, we ask our community of travel leaders to share their reflections of the year and their outlook for the coming one in this series of trends and predictions for 2024. This is the fourth instalment, with mentions of disruption, normalisation, and bandwidth... or lac [...]
Top of the WiT 28: Travel leaders reflect on 2023 and look forward to 2024
Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a nugget-sized podcast.
For the last couple of weeks, we've featured our year-end series, Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024 on the WiT website, showcasing global travel leaders nutshelling 2023 [...]
Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024: Travel leaders set trends and predictions (Part 3)
What are the things we wish AI could solve, and which will it never solve? Plus, what are the trends no one’s talking about yet? More answers in this third instalment of our series of Trends and Predictions for 2024 from our community of travel leaders as we ask them to share their reflections of [...]
Reflections: Gen Z students on travel, technology and sustainability
As the year comes to a close, we figured what better way to usher in 2024 than by talking about the future of travel with the people who are a part of the industry's new and upcoming demographic - Gen Z. We caught up with a few students from the Singapore Institute of Technology and asked them quest [...]
Gen Z is transforming hospitality – what can brands do to catch up?
The hospitality and travel industry is undergoing yet another transformation as Gen Z, the generation born between 1997 and 2012, asserts its influence. Often bundled with millennials (the two demographics are significantly different), Gen Zs possess a unique set of values and preferences that are r [...]
