Hong Kong hoteliers, Cathay unite to send message of love to “Our Home”
The Heritage Tourism Brands group of Hong Kong has produced a video, featuring the song “Touch of Love” donated by local star Jacky Cheung, to send a message of love to its people as their city emerges from the coronavirus crisis.
The
group comprises luxury hotel brands such as Harilela Hote [...]
Domestic tourism in China will pave the way to industry recovery
China’s travel and tourism industry was badly hit with the coronavirus outbreak in January, supressing travel demand, but with the slowing down of infected cases the country is getting back to normal with lifting of travel restriction as well as the reopening of attractions and cities.
The pen [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 8: Wharf Hotels’ Jennifer Cronin on repositioning of Hong Kong and rise of women leadership
In this podcast, the president of Wharf Hotels Jennifer Cronin speaks about Hong Kong’s effective containment of Covid-19, how it can serve as a model for restarting travel, the formation of a co-funded Heritage Tourism Fund and the rise of women leadership.
Hong Kong, as a
destination, has b [...]
WiT Community Blog: “And Just Like That, Travel Is Gone” – Johnny Thorsen, travel technology innovator
With
Planet Earth in lockdown, our industry at a standstill and many of us in
self-isolation or quarantine at home, or grounded, this is our blog for you –
it’s a way to share stories within our community, to form solidarity and foster
a sense of belonging.
Short essays on what we are eac [...]
2020: Year of the Unicorpse, or the Black Swan with a Silver Lining?
By Rafael Aldon, Director, VenturesOne (Click here for the original post.)
"Question every assumption about your business" was the message to CEOs and founders from leading Silicon Valley VC, Sequoia Capital in their March memo, "Coronavirus: The Black Swan of 2020". Referencing Darwin's 'Survi [...]
‘Cautious travel’ will be the new norm as consumers seek more assurances that travel is safe
Insight
Out Consultancy has launched its “Life After the Pandemic” report, looking into
consumer perceptions of how social, travel, and business practices would change
as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The global survey was carried out on 2912
consumers, predominantly from the MENA region.
[...]
Impact has been hard, but there’s light at end of tunnel as Daley pieces together a roadmap to recovery
During WiT Virtual, Louise Daley, deputy CEO, APAC, Accor was very realistic about the harsh realities being faced by the hospitality industry – poor occupancy rates, declining RevPAR, staff redundancies and furloughs. However, she also pointed out areas worthy of optimism in the sector. She iden [...]
Covid-19 Wrap: Hotelbeds launches ‘Holiday for Heroes’ campaign, AirAsia’s employees turn to food delivery in the new normal, and more…
The Covid-19 Wrap is part of WiT’s “Unity In Crisis” series, a round-up of news on the coronavirus and its impact on travel.
Hotelbeds thanks frontline medical workers with ‘Holidays for Heroes’
Holidays for Heroes is designed to acknowledge the efforts of frontline prof [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 7: Chloe Dalton, Olympian Gold athlete
In this episode, we speak to extraordinary athlete, Chloe Dalton, on building “Range and Resilience”, skills we all need to get us through these extraordinary times. Born in Singapore, the Australian star started out in basketball, crossed over to Rugby Sevens where her team won a Gold in the 2 [...]
WiT Community Blog: How kites started it all – airlines must use downtime to rethink tech and not “just put a wrapper around things” – Rajeev Kumar, Mystifly
With Planet Earth in lockdown, our
industry at a standstill and many of us in self-isolation or quarantine at
home, or grounded, this is our blog for you – it’s a way to share stories
within our community, to form solidarity and foster a sense of belonging.
Short essays on what we are eac [...]
