The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 14: DJ One With Aldrin
We met over Hainanese curry rice in a local food court in Singapore. I asked him about his love for music and how he got started as a DJ, and how he came upon the name of “One With Aldrin”.
His story
captivated me. Local boy, loves music, loves mixing, driven by his passion,
pretty enterpris [...]
Agoda counts on domestic tourism for recovery, launches “GoLocal” campaign
Agoda is banking on domestic tourism to kickstart a travel recovery among its and launched its biggest integrated campaign, “GoLocal”, signing up thousands of hotel partners in the pre-launch phase.
Accommodation
providers opting in to Agoda’s GoLocal initiative are promised “a multi-ch [...]
The Wrap: Myanmar rolls out three-stage road map to rejuvenate tourism industry, AirAsia stimulates domestic travel in partnership with hotels, and more …
The Wrap is a weekly round-up of news in the
travel and technology industries, and to keep track of developments in these
sectors as the green shoots of recovery slowly take root.
Myanmar’s rolls out a three-stage road map to rejuvenate the tourism industry
Promotion to domestic destination [...]
Tripadvisor outlines the five key stages of recovery and industry-wide plan of action
Tripadvisor’s “Covid-19: The Road to Recovery for the Travel Industry” report outlines five key stages of recovery, and offered guidance to hospitality businesses, destinations, brands and advertisers on what actions should be taken at each stage to make sure they emerge as strong as possible [...]
Five reasons why startups are even more necessary In travel now
One of the judges for the WiT Startup Pitch 2020, Johnny Thorsen, vice president, strategy and innovation, American Express, Digital Labs, shares why he feels only the best and brightest startups can solve the problems that have surfaced in travel due to Covid-19.
Johnny Thorsen shares his thoug [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 13: Ho Kwon Ping, Executive Chairman, Banyan Tree Holdings
At WiT 2009, themed “Tough Love” because the world was coming out of the global financial crisis, Ho Kwon Ping, known for not pulling his punches, called out of the rise of China and the clash of civilisations.
A decade later, we revisit him in his home in Singapore to catch up with him on [...]
WiT Startup Pitch 2020 goes virtual, open call for entries
Covid or no Covid, the startup world must go on. In fact, one could argue that startups and entrepreneurship have become even more important at a time when travel has been decimated by the pandemic and needs every resource available to help in its rebuilding.
With hundreds of thousands of jobs [...]
The Wrap: Domestic tourism takes off in Malaysia, SIA rolls out new project to thank Covid-19 frontliners, and more …
The Wrap is a weekly round-up of news in the travel and technology industries, and to keep track of developments in these sectors as the green shoots of recovery slowly take root.
Domestic tourism in Malaysia resumes as country enters recovery phase
Many Malaysians are keen to reconnect with [...]
How The Island Foundation is educating small island communities during this pandemic
WiT is helping raise funds for The Island Foundation this year. Attendance for its WiT Virtual Summit on June 24 is free and it is asking for contributions to be made towards The Island Foundation through this link.
The Island Foundation (TIF)
– a charitable organisation focused on developing [...]
Saudis remain confident in travel, but demand for more information and safety guidelines
Saudi nationals’ appetite for travel has remained resilient with 73% confident to go with restrictions partially lifted, albeit with more assurances through in-depth information and safety guidelines around travel.
These findings surfaced from a first dedicated survey, conducted online amongs [...]
