What is a high-value destination? The Bhutan prime minister’s insight
Bhutan prime minister Tshering Tobgay had just returned from a walk in Central Park before meeting me in New York this week. That walk would influence the answer to one of my questions to him.
I began our interview by telling Tobgay that when I had spoken to Palau's president, Surangel Whipps Jr., [...]
CES: Convincing airport security to adopt new tech and enhance the traveller experience
Travel has typically had a modest profile at CES, the mega trade show formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show.
But when it was held last week in Las Vegas, the 115,000 attendees saw a more robust travel presence. Delta was represented on several stages, including a keynote by CEO Ed Basti [...]
We’re optimistic and ambitious: Peter Kern on 2022
Bumps ahead but this summer could be gangbusters, says Expedia Group CEO
An executive interview with Peter Kern by Travel Weekly's Arnie Weissmann
I THINK the summer of '22 will probably be the biggest travel summer of all time, even with some countries constrained. We're optimistic, we're am [...]
High tech’s lessons for travel
ARE you daring or boring?
Before
you answer, consider this: Daring is the
name of a company producing a plant-based food that looks and tastes like
chicken. The Boring Company is an
Elon Musk enterprise that completed
the Vegas Loop, a tunnel that shuttles conference goers in
human-driven Teslas [...]
Travel startups take the spotlight at Phocuswright
AFTER a pandemic-related plunge in funding for travel technology startups in 2020, with investment dropping 56% from the previous year, funding through the third quarter of 2021 has surpassed last year's levels and has already reached levels last seen as recently as 2017.
With purse strings loos [...]
Where’s travel going? Place your bets
WHAT would you do if you received a check for $175 million, the only condition being that you had to invest it in travel and transportation technology companies? Mark Farrell and Chris Hemmeter are working through that very puzzle, having raised that sum and sorting through "a firehose" of possible [...]
The other vaccine we really need
Every morning, I check the webpage titled "Updated World Health Organization [WHO] recommendations for international traffic in relation to Covid-19 outbreak." It provides some specific recommendations and protocols for governments and individuals -- wash your hands! -- to contain the spread of the [...]
Points of data, points of light – which shines brighter?
Arnie Weissmann, editor in chief of Travel Weekly US, who spoke at WIT, muses on which is more effective – the “lighthouse identity” embraced by Air New Zealand or the data-driven approach of technology-driven travel companies?Can one make a leap in progress without also making a leap of faith [...]
