Letter From Sydney: A city that hides its secrets in plain sight
Like the rest of the world, Australia is gearing up for an interesting year in travel and hospitality. The Australian Tourism Exchange or ATE23 is back in full force for the first time since 2019, welcoming travellers both international and domestic to an array of new attractions in the colossal cou [...]
Bookaway Group rebrands as Travelier to unite the company’s multiple subsidiaries
Travel tech company aims to strengthen its market-leadership by doubling-down on ground and sea transportation.
Travelier (formerly Bookaway Group), an online platform for ground and sea transportation worldwide, has announced the unveiling of its new name, officially uniting the company’s multip [...]
Disney Cruise Line to homeport in Singapore in 2025
Disney Cruise Line to homeport in Singapore in 2025
Disney Cruise Line and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have announced a groundbreaking partnership that will see the American cruise line debut in Southeast Asia with its first homeport and new cruise ship in the region.
The new ship, [...]
Chinese consumers booked 4.5x more flights in first 3 months of 2023, records Fliggy
Pre-sales of the company’s cruise tours along Nordic fjords and the Mediterranean each surpassed RMB1 million in a single day
The resumption of ITB Berlin this year brought about a range of travel discussions from around the world, one of them being the reopening of China and the impact it might [...]
Amadeus returns to annual profit and resumes dividend, reinforcing travel recovery worldwide
“Into 2023, as volumes recover, our financial performance is expected to advance further.”
If there was any doubt about the state of travel and tourism recovery on a global scale, Amadeus’ latest earnings report should ease those concerns. While the company is still striving to meet pre-pande [...]
Doctors on call; Tours and Attractions fragmented; cruises pick up speed; hotels stay direct
Which doctor to call? Hepstar’s here to help.
Most travellers will nominate their chief concern when travelling overseas – along with losing their passport - as the prospect of needing medical help. Who to contact? How much will it cost? Can I trust a local doc?
These concerns are being addr [...]
High tech can lead to higher human touchpoints
GlobalTix’s Chan Chee Chong and Nam Ho’s Marshall share how technology can help agents further drive better engagement and customer service.
Filmmakers have loved to unsettle us with movies that depict machines taking over the world. But don’t hear it from the movie industry, hear it from t [...]
Top of the WiT Ep 07: Transforming mobility, cruise comeback, dreamers that do
On “Top Of The WiT”, we bring you a grab of the news that happened this week in travel, technology and Asia – interesting nuggets that caught our eye and made it into the weekly WiT newsletter.
This week, we talk about a company that wants to transform mobility, through data and analyti [...]
Cruise chiefs hail comeback, urge travel agents to embrace digital – it’s now or never
CRUISING is back – with Cruise World Asia 2022 held in-person in Singapore for the first time in three years – and cruise chiefs in Asia urged their travel agent customers to embrace digital, given the acceleration in digital consumer behaviour during the pandemic.
This shift to online is hap [...]
