Digitalising transport: Merging first, middle and last mile in a single journey
This startup wants to enable mobility transformation for the developing world
THE word "journey" is used loosely in travel to describe the act of getting from Point A to Point B... and then C, D, all the way to Z. It's an idealistic word, come to think of it, that encapsulates what travel-tech comp [...]
“Be the dreamers that do”: Post-pandemic, travel’s desire for genuine change reflected in this panel
In more ways than one, WiT 2022 embraced the desire for a new world order, beginning with travel. Sure, there was the theme and its addictively catchy tune calling out ‘Hello New World’. Yet as Luke Clark writes, just by sitting through a few sessions, you began to sense that this might be more [...]
Sponsored: Trip.com Group’s Sustainable Travel Consumer Report identifies opportunities for travel industry
ACROSS the globe, sustainable travel as a concept and practice has moved from the back of travellers' minds to claim a dominant position in the decision-making process, with close to eight in 10 travellers (78.7%) acknowledging its importance.
Sustainable Travel an Increasingly [...]
WiT Singapore 2022: Small tech innovations spark a big travel revolution
The pandemic-induced tech boom is changing the lives of travel community in big ways, shares panel experts at WiT 2022.
If there’s one thing good that came out of the pandemic, it was the acceleration of travel technology fuelled by the global travel industry’s immense pressure to adapt quickly [...]
Top of the WiT Ep 05: Airbnb and digital nomads, travellers love videos, elevating conscious tourism
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.
It has been a busy week for the WiT crew as the dust settles from WiT Singapore 2022 that took [...]
A knotty challenge in Cempedak (and elsewhere): Massaging tech into touch
Key learnings from WiT Singapore 2022 and their impact on talent and local communities
EVEN the heavy downpour could not dampen my excitement at returning to the private island of Cempedak, three years since my last visit. I wondered what the all-bamboo, adults-only resort would look [...]
Travel is back, Asia’s rising, here’s what to watch out for in the new world
TRAVEL is back and so is Asia – was the resounding sentiment at WiT Singapore 2022, which gathered more than 400 delegates from close to 30 countries in the first physical reunion of the online travel industry in Asia Pacific in three years.
With the theme of “Hello, New World”, the more th [...]
Travel is today’s ultimate luxury, Google identifies four new traveller archetypes
TRAVEL has become the ultimate luxury in today’s world, declared Hermione Joye, Sector Lead, Travel, APAC for Google, as she shared the latest findings from a Google and Kantar study at WiT Singapore 2022 last week.
One, “revenge travel” is here to stay in the APAC traveller mindset, with 7 [...]
WiT Singapore 2022: Sustainable travel hits the spotlight
It was present in multiple discussions, and even atop a spot survey of participants at Web In Travel 2022. As Luke Clark of CP5 writes, sustainability may be set to gain teeth as a tangible and measurable mark of quality for the travel industry.
As the global pandemic is pleasingly placed just of [...]
Expedia launches Open World Accelerator Programme
Expedia Group has launched Open World™ Accelerator, an initiative that builds on its Open World vision to power partners of all sizes with the technology and supply needed to thrive in the travel market.
This new initiative is designed to advance innovation in the travel industry, by supporting [...]
