Power shifts to travel apps, even in desktop-first markets
Google study shows 58% of travellers in APAC prefer engaging with apps
THAT digitisation was accelerated in Asia Pacific during Covid was not unexpected but what surprised Google’s Hermione Joye was the “massive and unanimous” acceleration of travel app use even in traditional desktop mark [...]
Phocuswright tips five key trends to watch in APAC
THE Covid-19 pandemic ravaged economies and the travel industry in Asia Pacific (APAC), especially in countries with a higher dependency on tourism. As governments tried to protect their populations, they imposed severe restrictions on national and international mobility dealing a massive blow to t [...]
Jazz takes on a different swing at Lincoln Center
New York's iconic attraction sees opportunity in global tourism and subscription service post-pandemic
IF there was one thing the pandemic exposed to those running Jazz at Lincoln Centre, New York’s iconic jazz venue and attraction, it was the opportunity of global tourism and content monetisa [...]
With airlines facing two endemic crises, AAPA commits to net zero emissions by 2050
Travel recovery needs to move from “Las Vegas principle” to “Olympics model”, says Subhas Menon
THE backdrop isn’t pretty. After 20 months into the pandemic, Asia Pacific airlines remain in hibernation as far as international passenger traffic is concerned – still at five percent of [...]
The role of data and tech in transforming a destination experience: How STB is executing on its vision
WITH a background in data and gov tech, the new chief technology officer of the Singapore Tourism Board, Wong Ming Fai, is driving possibly the most ambitious of digital transformation of not only a tourism organisation but the entire travel industry ecosystem of a nation. He outlines the comprehen [...]
Explorer Richard Bangs embarks on new storytelling adventure with Steller
“I fold
this into the spirit of exploration”, says Mungo Park founder
REMEMBER Mungo Park, the online adventure site set up by Microsoft circa 1996 in the early days of Expedia, and which was meant to stir up the spirit of exploration in travellers? Well, the man who created it is back with [...]
FCM takes stake in Japan’s NSF Engagement as it prepares for corporate travel rebound
VTL to Germany sparks “let's go gold rush” from German customers in Singapore, says Saillet
WHILE corporate travel in Asia remains grounded for the most part, there are clearly opportunities to be seized and this week, FCM put deeper roots into the Japanese market by taking a majority stake [...]
When all you can do is talk about it, inspiration is the new transaction
WHAT is it they say about those who do, do and those who can’t, talk about it?
It seems these days, my friends in Asia, who have been as travel-deprived as I have been the past 18 months, and I talk more about travel than we do about food and if you know Asia, you know how extreme this [...]
Vietnam’s fintech unicorn to use new funds to beef up online travel business
VNTRAVEL launching three new solutions targeting corporate, premium and events
VNLIFE, which recently raised US$250 million in Series B, will allocate “a significant chunk” of the new funds to build up its online travel division, VNTRAVEL, managing director Niraan De Silva said in an intervi [...]
The exhaustion of optimism but hey, be a rebel and ‘Skroo’ the rules – it pays off
IT was Winston Churchill who famously said, “I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.” And through this pandemic, most of us who are still in travel have chosen to be optimistic. What’s the alternative?
But there are days when even the strongest, most resilient
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