The Wrap: Vietjet and Malindo Air pilot IATA Travel Pass, Sabre partners with health risk management platform GOPASS, and more …
THE
Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology industries, and an
update on how businesses in these sectors are adapting and resetting as they
prepare for post-pandemic travel.
VietJet, Malindo Air join IATA Travel Pass trial
Vietjet will trial IATA Travel Pass on its internation [...]
Leisure travel leads recovery; business travel may soon follow: Sabre
DESPITE new surges of Covid-19 in APAC, a new industry report by Sabre Hospitality Solutions suggests traveller confidence is returning and highlights strategic themes for hoteliers to capture returning travellers.
The recovery of travel
Bookings with ultra-short windows (<7 days) decline [...]
April travel demand a tale of two markets: Domestic recovery and international stagnation
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that domestic travel demand improved in April 2021 compared to the prior month, although it remained well below pre-pandemic levels while recovery in international passenger travel continued to be stalled in the face of government-imposed [...]
The Wrap: New Covid travel restrictions tool for the travel trade, reduced operations by Malaysia Airlines due to lockdown, and more …
THE
Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology industries, and an
update on how businesses in these sectors are adapting and resetting as they prepare
for post-pandemic travel.
New tool for travel trade to monitor Covid restrictions launched
The tool displays both international a [...]
Overtourism, pollution of beaches, deforestation: Top concerns of environmental impact on tourism
TRAVELLERS globally have listed overtourism, pollution of beaches/waterways, deforestation and energy inefficiencies as their main concerns of the impact of tourism on the environment, according to Agoda’s Sustainable Travel Trends Survey.
The findings from the online survey, which polled 18,3 [...]
Ahead of G7 Summit, IATA urges governments to use data to liberate travel
Cites medical findings, Airbus, Boeing modelling of risks
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to make data-driven decisions to manage the risks of COVID-19 when reopening borders to international travel. Strategies without quarantine measures can enable internati [...]
Adopt digital Covid-19 checks or face “airport chaos”, warns IATA
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has issued a warning that there could be chaos at airport if governments do not adopt digital processes to manage travel health credentials (Covid-19 testing and vaccine certificates).
According to IATA, pre-Covid passengers
spent an avera [...]
The rise of social chat apps in Asia: Consumers showing preference for virtual agents
SOCIAL chat apps have developed faster in Asia than in any other part of the world, and “in Asia you can't talk about social chat apps without going into super apps and how they are essentially like remote controls for our lives,” said Shyn Yee Ho-Strangas, director, global product management a [...]
D-EDGE introduces multi-digital media platform for hotels
D-EDGE has launched MediaGenius, which it described as “the first multi-digital media platform” and “the first platform of its kind in the market”, for hotels to drive direct bookings.
Announcing the new platform
in a media statement D-EDGE said a hotelier using MediaGenius can develop p [...]
New Vrbo ad tugs at heartstrings with John Legend and real-life reunions
VACATION rental company Vrbo unveiled its biggest campaign to date with a new ad featuring John Legend and real-life families who didn’t realise they’d be experiencing surprise reunions with loved ones while cameras rolled.
The scenes play out as Legend performs a
new version of the classic [...]
