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Agoda's new Bangkok tech hub is the start of something much bigger - WiT
16+ hour, 4+ min ago (861+ words) The online travel giant just moved 4,000 employees into a state-of-the-art new home. But the real story is what's happening inside the company, including a sweeping B2B transformation, an AI rethink, and a forecast on where Asia travel is heading next. Spanning…...
Airbnb's private car transfers. Digitising Macao tourism. HTS rebuilds Avion Rewards. Lumo's flight disruption tools. - WiT
16+ hour, 57+ min ago (580+ words) Airbnb's private car transfers. Digitising Macao tourism. HTS rebuilds Avion Rewards. Lumo's flight disruption tools.webintravel.com Macao, Alibaba, and Sands China to drive tourist spending through AI and digital mapping tools Macao's Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Alibaba's navigation app…...
Asia-Pacific air passenger demand grows 8.6% - WiT
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (273+ words) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for February 2026 global passenger demand with the following highlights: International RPK growth reached 5.9% in February compared to a year ago, with growth particularly strong in Latin America. Asia traffic benefited from the…...
Capital A signals growth and diversified future amid oil volatility - WiT
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (426+ words) Speaking at a press conference held at The Chow Kit in Kuala Lumpur, Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes balanced the news of increased travel costs with the appointment of a new Deputy CEO and, with this being the final stage…...
First WiT “Travel Tech Thursdays” to put spotlight on AI and ASEAN - WiT
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (374+ words) The first event of the new season will kick off on April 23 with the theme of "AI & The Aspiring Traveller in ASEAN" and will be held at AirAsia MOVE's office in KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur. "There is no doubt that…...
When the sky tilts: How the Middle East is rewriting aviation’s flight paths - WiT
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (791+ words) Routes that once felt permanent suddenly look provisional. Hubs that defined global connectivity can no longer be taken for granted. And airlines, accustomed to operating within finely tuned systems, find themselves navigating uncertainty that is anything but linear. This was…...
"Total Trip Value" as the new benchmark for Southeast Asia business travel - WiT
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (212+ words) As companies scale across borders, a new study from SAP Concur across Southeast Asia reveals a shift in corporate travel management: the move from simple cost management to total trip value. The 2026 Southeast Asia Business Travel Pulse Survey, which surveyed…...
BTS brings bookings. F1 travel trends. No-phone tiger reserves. MakeMyTrip's AI concierge. - WiT
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (580+ words) BTS brings bookings. F1 travel trends. No-phone tiger reserves. MakeMyTrip's AI concierge.webintravel.com Lobby raises $2.2m to automate group bookings with AI Swiss startup Lobby has secured USD 2.2 million from venture capital firm Founderful, whose co-founder Pascal Mathis, also a GetYourGuide…...
South Africa's $2.5b online travel market attracts new wave of homegrown tech - WiT
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (174+ words) South Africa's $2.5b online travel market attracts new wave of homegrown tech'webintravel.com Is South Africa the world's quiet travel tech powerhouse? South Africa's online travel market, valued at $2.54 billion in 2024, is on a trajectory toward nearly $6 billion by 2033. But the…...
Fliggy launches open-source travel skill and adds AI bookings - WiT
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (320+ words) Chinese online travel platform Fliggy, an Alibaba Group subsidiary, has made two moves in quick succession: opening up its travel inventory to AI agent developers via a new open-source skill, and enabling actual travel bookings through an AI interface for…...