Seed Group and TravelFlan team up to boost tourism in the Middle East
SEED Group, a company of the Private Office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum (company belonging to the Royal Family of Dubai), has joined forces with TravelFlan to grow the lifestyle and tourism sector in the Middle East.
For Hong Kong-based TravelFlan, a travel and lifestyle [...]
Solo female travellers worry about safety, distrust influencers
WOMEN who travel solo indisputably worry about safety, trust others like them but distrust influencers, reveals the 2020 Solo Female Travel Trends Survey.
The research, carried out by Solo Female Travelers and SheFari, finds that 73% of solo female travellers worry about their personal safety, w [...]
More than 70% of travel and tourism jobs impacted by pandemic; growing numbers of those considering a move out of travel
THE pandemic’s impact on the health of travel and tourism jobs is taking its toll. ACI HR Solutions’ latest Salary and Employment Trends report show that more than 70% indicated some level of disruption to salaries and employment, and yet an even more worrying sign – the number of people who [...]
The WiT Podcast – Episode 32: Hello 2021, here’s looking at the Year of the Ox
JANUARY has
come and gone and still the world doesn’t look that much different from when we
ended 2020. International borders are still closed, countries are still in
various forms of lockdowns and restrictions and airlines are set to face
another disastrous year.
In this sobering report, IAT [...]
The Wrap: WTTC calls on governments to stop labelling countries “high risk”, new solution to share health information launched, and more …
THE Wrap is a round-up of
news in the travel and technology industries, and to keep track of developments
in these sectors as businesses adapt and reset to meet challenges in the era of
coronavirus.
Stop calling countries “high risk”, focus on individual travellers instead: WTTC
WTTC says [...]
2020 a “catastrophe” for world’s airlines as traffic plummets 75%
LAST year International passenger demand fell by 75.6% compared to 2019 levels, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The global passenger traffic results for 2020 showed the sharpest decline in history for revenue passenger kilometres, which fell by 65.9% compared with the fu [...]
Singaporeans most vacation deprived, will travel with caution when possible
WHILE it is safe to say you’d find vacation deprived people the world over, the country that is suffering the worst case of vacation deprivation (word of the month, or gasp, year) is Singapore.
Perhaps not a surprising result, considering the limitations of space in this small city state.
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Agoda sees growing demand for last minute deals, launches new tool
AGODA has launched GoLocal Tonight, a tool aimed at helping accommodation partners capitalise on the growing trend towards last minute domestic bookings in this post-COVID era.
With the uncertainty of new outbreaks, changes in health protocols and last-minute travel restrictions, Agoda’s d [...]
The Wrap: How Singapore tourism survived a tough 2020, D-EDGE launches e-commerce websites for hotels, and more …
THE Wrap is a
round-up of news in the travel and technology industries, and to keep track of
developments in these sectors as businesses adapt and reset to meet challenges
in the era of coronavirus.
Singapore tourism survives a tough 2020 with resilience and reinvention
More than 70 Singapore [...]
Asia’s digital consumption behaviours see quick evolution in 2020
COVID will be remembered not just as a time when the world stood still, but possibly when consumer behaviours around digital consumption were changed for good. Consulting firm Redseer highlights some of these changes that are already evident after one year, in its latest report.
Last year witne [...]
