Andrea Traversone on maintaining focus on unit economics and sustainability, and always have a Plan B
Andrea Traversone, managing partner, Amadeus Capital Partners got In The Big Chair with Kevin May, editor in chief of PhocusWire during the WiT Virtual Summit on June 24. Watch the full interview here.
Here are the key takeaways:
What should be the key priorities for travel brands?
“The [...]
We are all in the same boat but it appears to be different oceans
“Even in tiny Singapore, we have our own small ocean to explore. I've booked a boat trip to an outer island, no passport required. Where you are determines your outlook, but we need new eyes. Freedom, grab it when you can.”
The previous week, I got so excited I nearly fell off the high chair [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 15: Mike Barclay, Group CEO, Mandai Park Holdings
#SGUnited, in partnership with Singapore Tourism Board
As the Group CEO of Mandai Park Holdings (MPH), Mike Barclay oversees both Mandai Park Development, the entity set up to drive the rejuvenation of Mandai into an integrated wildlife and nature precinct, and Wildlife Reserves Singapore, the o [...]
We need to rediscover scrappiness, says Louise Daley, Deputy CEO, APAC, Accor
Louise Daley, Deputy CEO, APAC, Accor was interviewed by Yeoh Siew Hoon, founder, WiT during the WiT Virtual Summit on June 24. Watch the full video here.
Here are the key takeaways:
On the first countries to emerge from the Covid-19 rubble
China – "Now with the way that that the ep [...]
A letter to my daughter in times of corona, by Stephan Ekbergh, CEO, Travelstart
This letter was written and presented by Stephan Ekbergh, CEO, Travelstart, at the WiT Virtual Summit, held on June 24. Watch his speech here.
Dear Hannah,
You’re in Sweden, pregnant and happy. A country that choose its own way of dealing with Covid. Open, free, trusting its citizens. I’ [...]
Agoda’s John Brown on travelling back in time, spreading out tourism and making his Covid-19 movie
John Brown, CEO, Agoda was interviewed by Yeoh Siew Hoon, founder, WiT during the WiT Virtual Summit on June 24. Here are the key takeaways:
On his first trip since the pandemic
“I am in Koh Samui … it’s been way too long and
it feels great. It really feels like you're travelling back i [...]
MakeMyTrip’s Deep Kalra on rapid testing, product enrichment and travel bubbles
Deep Kalra, co-founder and group executive chairman, MakeMyTrip was interviewed by Yeoh Siew Hoon, founder, WiT during the WiT Virtual Summit on June 24. Here are the key takeaways:
Tentative recovery – expect mis-steps in opening up
“Flights have been allowed to open to 33% capacity soon [...]
The themes that unite the world of online travel: Key takeaways from WiT Virtual Summit
“Unite” was the theme and, as the WiT Virtual Summit went round the world in six hours, it was clear a few key themes united the world of online travel.
Here are the key takeaways.
1. Domestic recovery begins, but “be prepared for stumbles”
In Samui for his first trip since the ou [...]
Jungle Ventures, forged out of failure, sees more “beautiful exits” in travel post-Covid
“Best time to start a business – so much talent, so much that is broken, technology tailwinds happening”, says Amit Anand
Amit Anand, co-founder and managing partner of Singapore-based global tech fund Jungle Ventures, which made two “beautiful” exits in travel from GoVoyagin (to Rakut [...]
Trip.com working with partners to give consumers confidence and inspiration to travel again
China’s leading international online travel services provider Trip.com Group (Trip.com), in collaboration with more than 70 partners in the aviation, hospitality, tourism and retail industries, has launched ‘Travel On’, a global initiative to revitalise travel.
The initiative, launched yes [...]
