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News / Online

Phocuswright Europe 2023: Innovative travel products from around the globe

By PhocusWire | May 18, 2023

Hear from leaders from Expedia Group, Fliggy, HometoGo and Wego about innovative products that are driving the travel industry forward. Read More

News / Online

VisitBritain seeks more bookings with £10 million campaign

By Derek Catron | February 28, 2023

VisitBritain’s latest inbound tourism forecast shows continued strong recovery in overseas visitor spending. Read More

News / Technology

Pace of innovation set to pick up in travel, but fraud worries grow

By Alfred Siew - WiT | October 19, 2022

Panelists at WiT Singapore discuss innovation around trip planning while also sharing concerns about fraud in the digital realm. Read More

News / Online

Wego boss talks Middle East opportunity, market characteristics

By PhocusWire | July 21, 2022

Wego's Ross Veitch discusses integrating new companies, its customer acquisition strategy and more. Read More

News / Online

Cleartrip confirms data breach of internal systems

By Jill Menze | July 19, 2022

The Indian OTA says it is “currently investigating the matter along with a leading external forensics partner.” Read More

News / Online

Wego acquires Middle East business of Cleartrip, founder joins executive team

By Kevin May | February 21, 2022

Part of the agreement sees the online travel agency's co-founder and CEO Stuart Crighton move to become head of Cleartrip's international business at Wego. Read More

News / Startups

Huawei invests $100M in startups, makes first travel move in Middle East

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebInTravel | August 25, 2021

Wego is the first travel player to sign a partnership with Huawei’s Petal Search to integrate the travel app into Huawei smartphones. Read More

News / Online

How travel companies are innovating in the Middle East and beyond

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebinTravel | November 30, 2020

MakeMyTrip, Wego, Cleartrip and others discuss how they've shaped their strategy in the Middle East during the pandemic. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: New Reality With... Ross Veitch of Wego

By PhocusWire | July 31, 2020

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Ross Veitch, CEO of Wego, one of the MENA region's leading online travel players. Read More

News / Online

Middle East will be first region to recover after China, provided “we don’t make it miserable to fly”

By Melissa Trew - WebInTravel | May 18, 2020

A panel discussion moderated by Travelstart's Stephan Ekbergh considered the opportunities and challenges regarding recovery in the Middle East. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Ross Veitch of Wego

By Mitra Sorrells | October 22, 2019

Ross Veitch is CEO of Wego, the travel marketplace he co-founded with Craig Hewett in 2005 in Singapore. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Finding the travel opportunity in the Middle East

By Jill Menze | July 9, 2019

Speaking at Phocuswright Europe, Ross Veitch of Wego and Stephan Ekbergh of Travelstart discuss their decisions to expand their brands to the Middle East and the gaps they sought to fill. Read More

News / Distribution

Middle East, part 3: How homegrown travel brands are diversifying distribution

By Mitra Sorrells | April 22, 2019

For the third part in our series on the Middle East, we analyze the distribution landscape and the role of homegrown online travel agencies. Read More