The WiT Podcast

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 of indie travel and their key takeaways from WiT Indie 2023, which took place in Penang after a 3-year no...

In this episode, we speak to Ross Veitch, Chief Executive & Co-founder, Wego about adventures past and present, including those before the inception of Wego as a company.  Last year at WiT Singapore, Ross made a number of bold predictions about the future of travel, technology, and the Artificial Intelligence revolution. Trust us, you'll be surprised at how many he got right. Has personalisation h...

Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast.  In this episode, listen to Juliana Kua's ( Assistant Chief Executive, International Group, Singapore Tourism Board) take on the online travel surge in China and her tips about tapping into India, which is now the world's most populous country....

Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast.  In this episode, we connect from different timezones - Siew Hoon takes a couple of road trips in Malaysia while Arvindh is in Queensland, Australia, covering the Australian Travel Exchange (ATE23).  Then, we talk about Fever - the billion-doll...

Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast.  In this special episode, we look back at some key learnings from China Arising: Hello, New China, WiT's first event of 2023 in collaboartion with Travel Daily China. Featuring insights from Juliana Kua (Assistant Chief Executive, International...

Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast.  In this episode, we continue our discussion of ITB Berlin with special guest Timothy O'Neil-Dunne (Principal, T2Impact). Tim goes over the meaning of "travel tech" and what it means in 2023.  We also get into new tech like the metaverse, virtu...

Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast.  In this episode, Siew Hoon and this week's guest, Tim Hughes, are back from ITB Berlin - jetlagged and buzzing with excitement about the return of the mega travel event. We discuss the booths, the business, and the technology that was discusse...

Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast.  In this episode, we discuss the metaverse and how brands like Sentosa are using it as an extension of their physical space, and to also transform digital users into physical consumers.  We also discuss the value of loyalty in travel and hospit...

Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast.  We're joined by Christian Watts (Founder and CEO, Magpie Travel) to discuss the potential of ChatGPT in the Tours and Activities space. We also bring up Trip.com's new real-time travel-planning chatbot, TripGen, built on GPT tech.  Then, Chris...

Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast.  We're joined by Pete Comeau (Managing Director, PhocusWright) to unpack two reports - one about travel recovery and digital transformation in Southeast Asia, and the other about how Northeast Asia is projected to hit $11B in gross mobile booki...

Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast.  On this week's episode, we talk about a recent interview with Greenview's Eric Ricaurte and how holding on to a belief in the future of sustainable travel has made him a "most wanted man". Then, we discuss Chinese New Year festivities and how...

Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast.  On this week's episode, we talk about Singapore's tourism projections for the next twelve months and how it forecasts a doubling of tourism receipts compared to last year's inbound traffic.  Then, we discuss an interview with Omer Chehmer, COO...

Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast.  On this week's episode, we hear from two industry experts on China's reopening and what's in store for the country's tourism scene, as well as what the world can expect from China's outbound travellers.  We also discuss a recent interview with...

In this episode, we speak to Keith Tan, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Tourism Board, on the recovery trends he's seeing in Singapore, and in Asia.  Here are the key takeaways.   On China's reopening Keith is optimistic about what China holds for its tourism prospects in 2023 although he confessed to being surprised by the somewhat sudden lifting of restrictions. "Initially, we thought China w...

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. This week, social media was stormed by talk of Artificial Intelligence. ChatGPT, a bot by OpenAI that's capable of replicating human-like responses, has become quite the controversial figure. However, it al...

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. This week, we look back at a few articles that were published at the end of 2021, with answers by key players in the travel space predicting, describing, and anticipating 2021. What did they get right? What...

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. This week, we talk about the convergence of the "old world" and this new, endemic one. Siew Hoon, having just returned to Singapore from The Phocuswright Conference 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona, shares some key...

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. This week, we tackle timezone differences and lessons from The Phocuswright Conference 2022, as Siew Hoon dials in from the event grounds in Phoenix, Arizona. And to celebrate the tenth episode of the podca...

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. This week, we talk about Gen Z, the future of the industry, and how they're hopeful about the hospitality space. We also discuss major takeaways from WiT Seoul - the blurring of lines with Online Travel Age...

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. This week, we talk about returning to South Korea for WiT Seoul, our first live event there since 2019. We also discuss an interview with Caesar Indra, President of Traveloka, and how he prefers to be a tre...

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. This week, we talk about a company that wants to transform mobility, through data and analytics, for developing nations in the region. We also discuss the return of cruises and how its engaging with millenn...

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. This week, we make like Doctor Strange but instead of travelling the multiverse, we try to comprehend the Metaverse... of Madness! Siew Hoon is also joining the pod on-site from HICAP 2022, so we dig into s...

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 still settles from WiT Singapore 2022 that took place live and in-person from Oct 3 - 5. On this episode, we look back at some of the key takeaways from...

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. This week, we're talking about India as the world's fifth largest economy and what that means for its tourism sector, how one B2B payments company is embracing Web3 disruption, and whether or not the aviati...

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. This week, we're talking about stunning artwork created by artificial intelligence, Airbnb's report on how remote work has changed the nature of travel, Malaysia's newest low-cost carrier, MYAirline, and a...