Posts by WiT
WiT Africa rescheduled, “we will return when the world will look very different”
25/03/2020 by WiT
Following consultation with key stakeholders in its inaugural WiT Africa, scheduled for May 28, WiT has decided to reschedule its Cape Town event. The deteriorating situation over Covid-19, which has seen it gone global in its outbreak in recent weeks and travel restrictions implemented worldwi [...]
WiT Community Blog: Brett Dyason, co-founder & CEO, Hepstar
25/03/2020 by WiT
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 [...]
WiT Community Blog: Rajeev Kumar, founder, managing director & CEO, Mystifly
25/03/2020 by WiT
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 [...]
AirAsia bosses cleared from allegations of Airbus bribery, reinstated
24/03/2020 by WiT
AirAsia Group Bhd (AirAsia) chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and executive chairman Datuk Kamarudin Meranun have been cleared by the BDO Governance Advisory Sdn Bhd (BDO) from corruption allegations related to the Airbus scandal. In February, both Fernandes and Kamruddin relinquish [...]
WiT Community Blog: Blanca Menchaca, CEO & founder, BeMyGuest
24/03/2020 by WiT
With Planet Earth in lockdown, our industry at a standstill and many of us in self-isolation or quarantine at home, or grounded, we thought we needed to find a way to share stories within our community, to form solidarity and foster a sense of belonging. Short essays on what we are each doing [...]
WiT Community Blog: Timothy O’Neil-Dunne, principal, 777 Partners
24/03/2020 by WiT
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 [...]
The longtail of travel may get cut off – automation is one way to get it back up
24/03/2020 by WiT
It’s hard not to paint a bleak picture of the in-destination experiences sector. Tom Jenkins, CEO of the European Tour Operators Association, called the tour operator business “a bloodbath in the jungle.” Rezgo CEO, Stephen Joyce, who spoke at WiT Indie 2020 earlier this month, predicted [...]
Sabre makes over US$200 million in cuts in response to COVID-19
24/03/2020 by WiT
Sabre Corporation will remove over $200 million in cash costs from its business this year, a move deemed necessary to get through the negative impact the outbreak of Covid-19 has inflicted on the travel industry. “This is an unprecedented time. The global travel industry is facing challenges [...]
Help the crisis-hit Asia Pacific air transport industry, AAPA urges governments
23/03/2020 by WiT
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) is calling governments to take immediate action to help the Asia Pacific (APAC) air transport industry reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic and the draconian travel measures put in place over the past two months. The association has been vocal since [...]
WiT Community Blog: Lorraine Sileo, online travel analyst and co-founder of Phocuswright Research
23/03/2020 by WiT
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 [...]