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 then, we talk about Australia’s newest airline, Bonza, and their app-only strategy.

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Hosted by Arvindh and Siew Hoon
Guest: Timothy Hughes (VP, Corporate Development, Agoda)

For further reading, here are the stories this week’s podcast is based on:

Excuse me, what’s your discomfort zone?

Travel Talk: Takeaways from ITB Berlin

Gin, hidden gems and rewards – Singapore wants travellers to go off the beaten track

Letter from Berlin: It’s a marvel – in “The Blip” of an eye, travel is reunited

Behind Bonza’s app-only strategy and Flyadeal’s 100% digital approach at home