Being in Asia “no brainer” for Lufthansa Innovation Hub as it rolls out into Travel & Mobility tech space
Christine Wang, head of business development for Lufthansa Innovation Hub’s new centre in Asia (pictured right), speaks to Yeoh Siew Hoon about her learnings as she takes her first dip into travel and aviation and her plans to engage with startups in the region in the area of travel and mobility [...]
WiT Middle East Watch: ME’s next big things, Almosafer launches WhatsApp support, Regus ups the flexible workspaces ante in Egypt
Middle East’s next big things
Car-sharing service Ekar is eyed as next big thing
MENA
(Middle East and North Africa) startups had a robust funding year in 2019 and
several startups have in particular caught the eye of investors as having the
potential to be the region’s next big thing. H [...]
The Long Run’s time has come as sustainability awareness peaks, new report shows consumers more willing to pay
The turn of the decade has certainly been pivotal for The Long Run. Founded in 2009 as an initiative of Zeitz Foundation’s international programme, it had been plugging away quietly at the very important business of sustainability and now, well, you could say, its time in the sun has come.
Fo [...]
Life in Orange: Making sense of advisories and having blonde moments
When all
this is over, we will all look back and wonder how the whole world got unravelled
by a virus but in the meantime, we have to deal with it and live through it.
And write
about it.
Because at
times like these, you have to keep reminding yourself and others that life goes
on, and we a [...]
Don’t build more, fix problems first, Penang tourism master planners told
Less than a month to go before WiT Indie kicks off in Penang on March 13, and fireworks have exploded over the new Penang Tourism Master Plan that was presented a week ago, with criticisms ranging from it not meeting the needs of industry and travellers to “building more when we should be solving [...]
ZUZU Hospitality hits sweet spot, and why there’s less need for hotels to have a brand today
Four years on, after having signed its first hotel in July 2016, ZUZU Hospitality believes it has found its sweet spot in helping independent hotels manage their demand and revenue management.
It now has 1,800 hotels, with the sweet spot being those with 20-50 rooms, across South-east Asia name [...]
“Unbloating” Expedia: Diller and Kern to breathe new life into group even though it will mean less life, more work for staff
For someone who excused himself in advance for being “raggy” (informal) because “I haven’t done this in a while”, Expedia Group chairman Barry Diller certainly knew how to capture attention with his comments in the company’s earning calls yesterday.
Most of what he and his handp [...]
Amid cancellations and chaos, be brave, adjust to the new normal and take lessons from free diving
Other than
makers of face masks, hand sanitisers, toilet paper and instant noodles, it is
hard to think of anyone who’s not been affected adversely by this global virus
scare.
Every day,
my inbox is filled with news of events being cancelled or postponed – the
biggest one of which was the M [...]
WiT Middle East Watch: Tunisian bike taxi startup gains momentum, Radisson sees RED in Middle East, Arab countries show strong demand for ITB Berlin
Tunisian bike taxi startup gains momentum
Tunisian bike taxi startup IntiGo has picked up momentum, having raised over $300,000 in funding from angel investors, reported MENAbytes.
The startup
had raised $300,000 three months ago when it launched.
Founded by
serial entrepreneur an [...]
The positive outcomes to look forward to for travel, post-Wuhan
As someone
who tries to look at the bright side of life, I am convinced that there will be
several positive outcomes from this virus scare that has left the entire travel
industry reeling.
Already, in Singapore, one of the first countries to be hit, I sense a return to some form of normalcy. Th [...]
