The evolution of zoo design and how animals always come first for Bernard Harrison
From “Free The Bears” to designing zoos in Cairo, China and India, Singapore’s Zoo Man talks to Yeoh Siew Hoon about the principles of zoo design, the challenges of keeping the animal-human balance and the future for zoos. And guess which is his personal favourite?
You may take the man out of [...]
Go City’s enhanced Hong Kong Pass packs new punch
Post-pandemic, travellers want more value, and want to pack in more
On the back of tourism recovery to the territory, Go City has launched its Hong Kong Pass. The reimagined Pass includes more than 20 of the top attractions and experiences in the city, including Hong Kong Disneyland. The original [...]
Top of the WiT 25: Indie travel returns, new booking trends, and the joys of working with AI
Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a nugget-sized podcast.
In this episode, we're joined by optimists, experimentalists, and innovators Dawn Jeremiah (GoCity), Chan Chee Chong (GlobalTix), and Jason Chan (Cinewav) to discuss the return [...]
Business travellers want AI. Airport selfies are risky. Travelport+ includes Deem, British NDC.
Travelport integrates Deem to create corporate travel solution within Travelport+ ecosystem
Following its acquisition of Deem, Travelport has integrated the corporate travel management platform into its Travelport+ ecosystem, including access to multi-source content like NDC. By merging Deem's inte [...]
Behold the GranWhale – A metaverse globetrotter that aims to be a lifestyle platform
ANA NEO is reaching out to Gen Z consumers first, with big ambitions in the pipeline.
“It’s more to have fun, to enjoy yourself in the metaverse.” That was the response I got when I asked Masaru Watanabe, Board Member & COO of ANA NEO Inc. about the gap in the market ANA NEO’s GranWhale [...]
Korean colour analysis. Uber eyes tours market. Amadeus pairs with Meituan.
Amadeus and Meituan partner to enhance hotel access for Chinese travellers
Amadeus has forged a partnership with Meituan, a tech-driven retail platform, enabling hoteliers using iHotelier Channel Management to directly connect and share their availability, rates, and inventory. Meituan, favored amo [...]
What AI can do, and what it can’t do
Indie travel businesses grapple with possibilities in the age of generative AI
On the night before WiT Indie, the edition of Web in Travel dedicated to creatives and independents, opened in Penang, Cinewav, the Singapore startup that offers “Event Audio in your Pocket”, held a first-time immers [...]
Judges announced for Travel Changemakers Awards
Asia's top travel tech leaders to recognize innovators who redefined post-pandemic travel
The Asia Travel Technology Industry Association (ATTIA) and Web in Travel (WiT) have unveiled the prestigious panel of judges for the inaugural Travel Changemakers Awards 2023.
The awards aim to honor trail [...]
How my dog led me here – and now hail, the first inclusive/accessible tour guided by PWDs
Tribe to launch tours of Enabling Village with three local heroes
There is a place in Singapore that is little known even to locals. I only got to know of it after I enrolled my dog in a canine therapy programme run by EQUAL, a Singapore charity Institution that strives to transform lives through A [...]
Trip.com unveils TripGenie, its next-gen AI travel assistant focusing on personalisation
By interpreting user input and responding with rich text, images, and related pages, TripGenie represents a significant step towards a “super AI assistant” for users.
Travel service provider, Trip.com, has introduced TripGenie, an AI travel assistant incorporated into its mobile app, designed t [...]
