Go City betting big on APAC and new head banking on deep localisation to get there
Travellers are coming whether attractions are ready or not, says Baidi Li
Baidi Li, who's spent her travel career in the tours and activities space, was recently elevated to lead Go City's expansion and growth in Asia Pacific as its new SVP of commercial for the region. Yeoh Siew Hoon catches up wi [...]
The long and winding road that led to Simard
Founders of Winding Tree behind Web3 solution to solve corporate travel pain points
WINDING Tree, the non-profit blockchain decentralised travel marketplace, had just gone live with a couple of airlines towards the end of 2019 when Covid hit and brought the project to a standstill.
“The silver [...]
Travel is roaring back – Yum Seng
I attended my first wedding in Singapore this week and what a joyous occasion it was. I had forgotten how raucous and noisy a Chinese wedding can be – yes, there were still rules around intermingling between tables and masks on (when not eating and drinking, rare moments indeed during a wedding ba [...]
Behold, the new Expedia – “we finally got it right after 25 years”, declares Diller
“When the traveller wins, we all win” forms heart of the Big Reset
WHEN your chairman opens your conference with a declaration that “we finally got it right, after 25 years”, you’d better deliver. Such was the case at EXPLORE 22, Expedia Group’s conference which kicked off in Las Vegas [...]
The Habitat pursues profit to address “the issues of our times”
Landscape prize, Biosphere Reserve status give Penang’s nature park even more fuel for purpose
IT had to wait nearly two years for the coveted award so when it was finally bestowed at a physical event in March this year, it was doubly sweet for The Habitat, Penang Hill.
The Habitat, which is p [...]
Positively speaking, Asia is arising
The battle to recover begins
LITTLE did I know that when we set April 22 as the date for our “Asia Arising” event to share stories of our region’s travel recovery, that would be the day Thailand and Singapore both decided to scrap all testing for vaccinated travellers.
That these two major [...]
TAT to invest in TOCA blockchain to build organic tourism platform
Less about tourist numbers, more about yields as Thailand seeks sustainable way forward
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is entering the third and most significant phase of its partnership with the Thai Organic Consumer Association (TOCA), which will see it investing in the TOCA platform to [...]
Pace breaks into travel, Shangri-La makes first move into BNPL
SHANGRI-LA Hotels and Resorts in Malaysia has signed a partnership with BNPL startup, Pace, the first for the hotel group to delve into the Buy Now Pay Later space and for Pace, its first break into travel and hospitality. WiT speaks to Turochas ‘T’ Fuad, founder & CEO, Pace and Katie Robert [...]
“You take away air service, you take away the community”
As demand returns, airlines, airports face consumer pressure to fly and grow less
THE dilemma the aviation industry is in was acutely captured at the CAPA Airlines In Transition Summit in Manchester last week. On the one hand, all are struggling to come out of the worst crisis ever, laden with ma [...]
No shorthaul if there is rail, no day trips and limits on number of staff in one event
Ernst & Young sets rules on business trips, tests blockchain direct bookings with airlines and hotels
SUSTAINABILITY and technology, rather than health and safety, dominated the discussions during the panel on corporate travel at the CAPA Airlines in Transition Summit in Manchester last week, w [...]
