Global or local, the future of travel looks bright
IN December 2020, international arrivals were down 74% from a year prior. The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) predicted the pandemic would set international travel back to the levels of 30 years ago. On the day of WiT’s second travel roadshow Singapore experienced 16 locally transmitted Covid- [...]
Amid the constant setbacks, the good that came out of Covid
“DO you
think this thing will ever end?” asked my niece this week as Singapore
announced a tightening of Covid restrictions – groups of eight to five,
workforce in office back to 50%, events down from 750 pax to 250 pax (with
pre-event testing), three-week quarantine for travellers from “hi [...]
AC, Which Way Forward? The different roads that have diverged in travel
“TW0 roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less travelled by,And that has made all the difference.”So penned Robert Frost in “The Road Not Taken”.
Well, it seems that on the long, long road to recovery AC (After Covid),
more than two roads have diverged in travel and all [...]
From dog cruises to creepy tours, Ice Cream and Slingshot, Singapore rides out Covid and prepares for the future
Technology and sustainability at the heart of change
THE Year of No Travel may well be “one of the most fertile periods” in the Singapore tourism sector, with new products, experiences and bundled packages being launched, said Keith Tan, chief executive of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), [...]
Hold your horses. Just because you have been vaccinated doesn’t mean you can suddenly travel again.
THAT wasn’t exactly how Singapore’s Minister For Trade and Industry, Chan Chun Sing, phrased it Wednesday morning (April 7) at the Tourism Industry Conference but that was what he meant when asked what vaccinations would mean for Singaporeans travelling out and visitors coming in.
“We shou [...]
From murder mysteries to using data to target locals, lessons on surviving in a global world gone local
PRICE and product were the two main
levers hoteliers and tours and activities providers in Asia had to pull as they
adjusted their businesses to domestic travellers. That, and adjusting marketing
tactics to capture local demand wherever and whenever it popped up, with smart
use of data.
In Sing [...]
Don’t count on travel to return anytime soon, let’s reinvent global travel, STB challenges industry
THE Singapore Tourism Industry Conference (TIC) began on a sober note this morning with Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing, saying, “Even with the global rollout of vaccines, international travel will not return to pre-Covid levels anytime soon.”
Even though
it has become the fi [...]
From psychiatrist to doctor, in the journey of Covid
“There is pent-up demand even for business travel”, says Dr Walter Lim
AROUND this time last year I interviewed a psychiatrist Dr Adrian Wang for one of our early virtual events. We were in the initial throes of the pandemic and all of us were gripped by fear at this new unknown that had des [...]
Maldives rolls out loyalty programme and 3V (Visit, Vaccinate, Vacation) campaign
TO build on the momentum it has garnered as one of the very few destinations to open to international tourism amid the pandemic the Maldives is upping the ante by launching a loyalty programme for repeat visitors, as well as a “3V Tourism initiative”.
It launched the Maldives Border Miles p [...]
Travel will emerge safer and more sustainable, digitised and grateful – with Mixed Reality thrown in
Key lessons from WiT’s first Travel Roadshow as a medical expert weighs in on the intersection of health, travel and identity
WIT'S first Travel Roadshow kicked off yesterday (March 25) on a positive note with speakers believing that the industry, both travel and events, will emerge better and [...]
