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The WiT Podcast

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Fréquence : 1 épisode/18j. Total Éps: 100

The WiT Podcast, hosted by Yeoh Siew Hoon, shines the light on the travel industry as it undergoes its biggest crisis with the outbreak of COVID-19. It features conversations with travel industry leaders about how they are surviving the storm, and offers ideas and insights, on how to recover and emerge stronger.

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Future Lanes Ep 4: Building Traveller-First Experiences | Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson on Tech, Direct Distribution, and Traveller Experience

Saison 1 · Épisode 4

jeudi 27 février 2025 • Durée 01:04:00

The travel industry is constantly evolving, and few airlines have been as relentless in shaping the low-cost carrier model as Ryanair. In a no-holds-barred conversation on the “Future Lanes” podcast, Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson shares his candid views on everything from direct distribution to leveraging technology for a more efficient airline experience.

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“Future Lanes” is a special WiT Podcast series powered by Meili, a tech company that is rewriting the rules of ancillary distribution. The series, covering six episodes, is all about getting direct – cutting through the noise with unfiltered conversations on what’s shaping the next decade of travel. No fluff – just straight, feisty talk about what it takes to find your future lane in travel.

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Podcast: Singaporeans aren't as influenced by TV. Biggest travel myths. Using AI to improve connected trips.

Saison 2 · Épisode 4

vendredi 21 février 2025 • Durée 12:16

On this week's episode, Trip.com's "Momentum 2025" report highlights key travel trends for Singaporeans, including food-focused tourism, media-inspired destinations, cruise popularity, and entertainment-driven trips, emphasising social media's influence. Expedia's "Air Hacks Report" debunks common air travel myths, revealing optimal booking times, travel days, and dispelling notions about summer costs, premium fares, and crowded flights.

Then, we cover how OAG's Filip Filipov discussed the need for a more customer-centric connected trip experience, advocating for data sharing and AI to enhance personalization and overall journey support. Filipov highlights the transformative potential of AI, particularly OpenAI's Operator, for revolutionising the travel agent role and loyalty programs.

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We're trying something new with our weekly-ish podcast - we're outsourcing it to Artificial Intelligence. This is both an experiment and, if we're being honest, a convenient way to digest the top articles of the week from the WiT website into a nugget-of-a-podcast. We'll release a new episode every other Monday as a way to catch-up with last week's biggest news and articles from the WiT website.

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Future Lanes Ep 3: Let’s Talk Direct | Michel Taride on the road to disruption and discovery

Saison 1 · Épisode 3

jeudi 13 février 2025 • Durée 57:24

“Exclusivity can sometimes limit customer choice and push operators into suboptimal business decisions. Today, partnerships that prioritize mutual benefits and customer-centric solutions are the way forward.” – Michel Taride

Michel Taride began his career at Hertz in 1980, a time when car rental operations were a far cry from today’s tech-savvy landscape. Hertz was among the first car rental companies to launch a website, paving the way for real-time bookings and greater transparency. Today, the industry stands on the brink of another revolution. These technologies, coupled with new mobility models like car sharing, ride-hailing, and autonomous vehicles, promise to transform how consumers engage with transportation.

For Mike McGearty, CEO and co-founder of Meili, the car rental industry's current challenge is modernizing its legacy systems to address the friction points that persist in customer experiences. Meili, the technology platform McGearty leads, is designed to empower service providers by streamlining direct distribution, improving data usage, and enhancing the end-to-end customer journey.

In this episode, both McGearty and Taride discuss and debate their differences, similarities, and all the ways the industry is rapidly changing.

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Future Lanes Ep 1: A Founder’s Journey | How Meili is disrupting car rental and rewriting travel tech

Saison 1 · Épisode 1

mercredi 12 février 2025 • Durée 01:11:49

“Scale and volume help you kill smaller competitors. But ultimately, disruptive technology can always kill a giant, and we killed giants in our last business, and we're going to kill them again in this business, simply because we have a disruptive stack that is just impossible for the big guys to copy.” – Bobby Healy, Co-founder, Meili

In the competitive world of travel technology, Irish entrepreneurs, Bobby Healy and Mike McGearty, are making waves with their latest venture, Meili. Founded in Dublin in 2021, Meili is setting out to disrupt the global car rental industry by enabling direct connections between car partners and customers. Their mission? To eliminate intermediaries and deliver a seamless, frictionless car rental experience.

The startup is already live with nearly 40 customers, including airlines, train operators, hotel groups, and super-apps. By leveraging advanced AI and a proprietary tech stack, Meili is redefining ancillary distribution while building on decades of domain expertise.

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Future Lanes Ep 2: The Traveller | DAA’s Kenny Jacobs on the future of airports, retail and travel

Saison 1 · Épisode 2

mercredi 12 février 2025 • Durée 51:33

“For me, an airport is a runway with a supermarket attached.” – Kenny Jacobs, CEO of DAA (Dublin and Cork Airport Authority)

The travel industry is at a crossroads. As passenger demand bounces back with renewed force, airports, airlines, and ancillary service providers are rethinking how they approach customer engagement, sustainability, and digital transformation.

In this episode, WiT founder Yeoh Siew Hoon and co-host Bobby Healy, co-founder of Meili, spoke with industry veteran, Kenny Jacobs, CEO of DAA (Dublin and Cork Airport Authority) and former CMO of Ryanair.

Together, they explored the complex landscape of modern airport operations, emerging trends in airport retail, and the role of technology in transforming the passenger experience.

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Top of the WiT: Lunar New Year Spending. New DMO Marketing Trends. Sabre's 'Unstandard' Mission.

Saison 2 · Épisode 3

vendredi 7 février 2025 • Durée 09:45

On this week's Top of the WiT, Alipay and Fliggy reported a surge in Chinese travel spending during the Lunar New Year holiday, boosted by friendly visa policies. Sabre is working to solve airline content fragmentation and unlock the potential of AI in the travel industry. Sojern's "State of Destination Marketing 2025" report reveals that Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) are increasing digital advertising budgets and adopting AI, particularly for content creation.

Furthermore, DMOs are shifting towards always-on campaigns and brand awareness, with social media remaining a key marketing tool. Data analysis remains a challenge for DMOs, presenting an opportunity to improve marketing effectiveness. Co-op marketing is growing, enabling DMOs to expand their reach. And more.

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Top of the WiT: Lunar New Year trends. OTAs vs Hotels. MG Group's comeback kid.

Saison 1

vendredi 24 janvier 2025 • Durée 17:10

First, Trip.com data reveals trends in Asia-Pacific Lunar New Year travel, including longer trips, increased cross-border travel, and a rise in bookings for unique destinations and cruises. Second, a panel discussion at the ASEAN Tourism Forum examines the impact of Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) on the industry, highlighting both their benefits and challenges for hotels and travelers. Third, the successful turnaround and sale of MG Group, a B2B hospitality marketplace, is detailed, showcasing its growth strategy and focus on the Asian market. Finally, the story of Hotel Treats, a platform offering curated day experiences, illustrates its organic growth and expansion from a local Mallorca-based company to a global player.

It's all on this week's Top of the WiT.

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Slow and slithery into the New Lunar Year: Navigating the “firehose” of changes

Saison 1

vendredi 24 janvier 2025 • Durée 04:53

“Slither” apparently is what snakes do. The fancier term is serpentine locomotion, also called lateral undulation – a side-to-side movement created when the snake’s body forms S-shaped loops. Yes, next week on January 29, Chinese all over the world will usher in the Year of the Wood Snake – and there are plenty of predictions out there as to what this reptile will bring us.

One almanac I came across says it “promises slow and steady development” and adds that “those who are patient, strategic and willing to embrace the Snake’s wisdom will find they can thrive by adapting to a slower pace in all aspects of life”. So even the Chinese “feng shui” masters are supporting the notion of slow travel or silent travel as some industry leaders had predicted in the Year in Review articles on our site.

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Your Guide to 2025 – Problems to be fixed and trends no one is talking about yet

Saison 2

vendredi 10 janvier 2025 • Durée 06:36

At WiT Singapore in October, numerous speakers spoke of how because of this more open environment, travel brands would be able to innovate faster – be it in providing the connected trip or personalisation – setting new standards for the global market.

But clearly there are problems still to be fixed if we are to truly give our customers what they wish for or may not even know what they want, until we give it to them.

In our “Year in Review” summary, we asked industry leaders two key questions – “What’s the biggest problem the travel industry has yet to fix” and “One important trend that no one is talking about yet”.

Here’s a summary of their answers.

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Top of the WiT: Future words, evolving influencers, and good news for Asia airlines

Saison 2 · Épisode 1

vendredi 10 janvier 2025 • Durée 12:11

We're trying something new with our weekly-ish podcast this year - we're outsourcing it to Artificial Intelligence. Don't worry, our human podcast producer is still on the payroll. For now.

Jokes aside, we've relaunched Top of the WiT as a weekly digest that's purely hosted by Google's language models, specifically NotebookLM. While we've conducted this experiment a few times, the results seem to be improving and never fail to impress us.

Industry leaders in the Asia-Pacific travel sector share their insights on the year 2024 and offer predictions for 2025. Their perspectives cover key trends, including the rise of silent travel and micro-sabbaticals, the impact of AI, and the need for sustainable tourism practices. Challenges discussed include overtourism, manpower shortages, and maintaining transparency.

We also highlight Timothy O'Neil-Dunne's (Principal, T2Impact) op-ed on the evolution of the influencer economy. O'Neil-Dunne argues that the era of influencers chasing viral fame is shifting into one of strategic monetization, particularly in the travel industry. Once defined by the constant pursuit of likes and shares, the influencer landscape is evolving as creators recognize the need for sustainable revenue streams. Platforms like NaviSavi and initiatives like Expedia Travel Shops illustrate how influencers are leveraging their digital clout to go beyond fleeting virality and build tangible, monetizable assets, yes true social commerce.

Finally, the report notes a surge in air passenger and cargo demand in the Asia-Pacific region, exceeding pre-pandemic levels.

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