Top of the WiT 20: Thoughts on ITB Berlin 2023, Discomfort Zones, Bonza Takes Flight
Description
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 discussed in the first post-pandemic travel event of this scale.
We also talk about discomfort zones, based on a new Booking.com study that says a significant number of travellers want to experience a complete culture shock this year.
And with Tim being an Aussie and all, we talk about Australia's newest airline, Bonza, and their app-only strategy.
Hosted by Arvindh and Siew Hoon
Guest: Timothy Hughes (VP, Corporate Development, Agoda)
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