Why the medium-term is critical to AI disruption
What is more natural than a conversation? This may be the biggest promise of generative or autonomous AI.
Omri Morgenshtern, CEO of Agoda, gets to grips with the possibilities of Generative AI in travel in the short to medium term.
It seems there are two distinct camps when it comes to the futur [...]
Wanderlust vs economic uncertainty: Over half of APAC travellers stay confident in their travel plans
Singaporean travelers demonstrate a strong commitment to spending their money on experiences rather than fleeting pleasures.
Booking.com recently unveiled its much-anticipated APAC Travel Confidence Index (TCI) for 2023, offering an analysis of travel mindsets in the region. Despite financial conc [...]
Asia Pacific’s young luxury travellers ditch long-haul for homegrown adventures
The travel industry is undergoing a transformation as a new tribe of young luxury travelers emerges in the Asia Pacific region.
Coined as 'Native Explorers' by a recent survey conducted by Marriott International, these affluent millennial and Gen Z travellers are challenging traditional travel norm [...]
When in Japan, get out of Tokyo, and stay longer
First inspired by a news story on “Joyful Trains” of Japan, Timothy O’Neil-Dunne takes the opportunity of WiT Japan & North Asia happening July 5-6 to travel two weeks around the country. Here’s an account of his experience around the themes of anime, cinema, tourism and food, as well as [...]
Letter from the Priorat, Catalonia: Listening to the wines, and the silence
To be honest (and I’ve always been told to be wary of people who start their sentences with those three words but in this case, it’s sincere), I had never heard of Priorat until, well, this year when I started planning for my Catalonia holiday.
I had asked ChatGPT to recommend the top three d [...]
As tours & activities heat up, Go City keeps focus on profitability
Singapore from zero to hero, “people will always travel to cities,” says Jon Owen
Let’s face it. The tours and activities sector is blazing hot again. GetYourGuide’s latest fund raise of $194 million of equity and debt financing, valuing it at nearly $2 billion, was the talk of the town at [...]
Klook taps into music tourism as official partner for Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’
The platform will also offer first-of-its-kind bundling to its users to facilitate Swift's highly anticipated return to Singapore.
Klook, a key travel activity and experience booking platform, aims to tackle opportunities in the music tourism space by becoming the Official Experience Partner for Ta [...]
Bye TikTok, Hello AI. Easier payments. Qatar’s try-before-fly.
AI, it’s the only way to plan travel.
A survey of US travellers has found more than one third — 36% —said they are likely to use AI to research or plan travel within the next 12 months.
The survey was conducted by travel publisher Matador Network, which recently launched the personal AI tr [...]
Exploring the LGBTQ+ travel dilemma in APAC
LGBTQ+ travellers would like know the status of a location, including local laws, religious sensibilities, and safety tips.
Booking.com has conducted its most extensive LGBTQ+ travel research to date, shedding light on the challenges LGBTQ+ travellers face and the progress made by the travel indust [...]
Reviewing hotel reviews. Australia banks on Hopper. Digital nomads in Europe, more
Commbank opens a travel account with Hopper
Australia’s CommBank is the latest organisation to hop onboard Hopper to help make it easier for the bank’s customers to book flights, accommodation and car rental – both domestic and international.
Hopper ‘s range of travel features will be pa [...]
