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PassiveBolt, Replyr.ai win People’s Choice Awards at the 2025 Global Startup Pitch
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October 8, 2025
The awards spotlighted two rising stars of travel and technology at WiT Singapore this week.
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Travel trends in the Middle East: Experiences, Gen Z and technology
By Abby Crotty
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October 7, 2025
According to Phocuswright data, in 2024, the travel market in the Middle East exceeded pre-pandemic levels by 23%, with gross total bookings reaching $101.2 billion.
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Inside Asia Pacific’s travel powerhouse: 10 trends redefining 'The Next 20'
By Coney Dongre - Phocuswright
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September 24, 2025
WiT and Phocuswright are peeling back the curtain on shifts in Asia Pacific with this list of 10 trends redefining The Next 20, ahead of the WiT Singapore conference.
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Rewriting online travel in Japan
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July 10, 2025
At WiT Japan & North Asia 2025, entrepreneur Takaya Shinozuka shared the stage with Takashi Maeda, partner at PKSHA Technology, to talk about how their collaboration signals a new phase for tech-led...
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Introducing the winners of the 2025 Global Startup Pitch
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June 11, 2025
Nine travel tech startups will now travel to Singapore for showcase presentations at WiT Singapore in October.
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WiT Queenstown to debut in 2026
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May 21, 2025
The one-day event, which aims to spark innovation in travel technology, will be held in partnership with not-for-profit organization Technology Queenstown.
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Meet the 19 finalists of the 2025 Global Startup Pitch
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May 16, 2025
Winners for each region will be chosen at Phocuswright Europe and then travel to WiT Singapore to pitch their companies to the audience there.
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WiT Phocuswright Middle East 2025
April 25, 2025
The co-branded one-day conference will blend the best of Phocuswright intelligence with WiT market insights in digital travel to focus on technology, innovation and distribution and marketing trends in...
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Phocuswright and WiT return to the Middle East as the region's tourism grows
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March 3, 2025
Phocuswright and WiT Middle East is returning to the Grand Plaza Movenpick Media City in Dubai on April 25.
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Global Startup Pitch from Phocuswright/WiT returns for fourth year
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February 21, 2025
Last year's 10 Global Startup Pitch winners were plucked from more than 200 entries.
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Next generation travel tech: How AI is reshaping the future of travel
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November 25, 2024
The Global Travel Tech Think Tank discusses how generative AI, personalization and human-machine interfaces will shape the next generation of travel.
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October 14-16, 2024
Each year, the WiT Singapore conference gathers the leading minds in travel tech from around the world to set the trends that will shape and impact the future of travel in APAC.
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Meet the 18 finalists of the Phocuswright/WiT Global Startup Pitch 2024
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July 26, 2024
Judges selected these startups from a crop of nearly 200 entries received for the global competition that aims to discover the best travel startups across four regions of the world.
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Phocuswright, WiT to launch Middle East travel tech conference in Dubai
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February 14, 2024
The co-branded one-day conference will blend the best of Phocuswright intelligence with WiT market insights in digital travel to focus on technology, innovation and distribution and marketing trends in...
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