I have a dream: Travelling with dignity and humility
How tech can play a role from armchair travel to the physical journey
I’ve now come to an age when my mother needs a wheelchair for travelling. Day to day, she lives a fairly normal active life but travelling, that’s another proposition.
Travelling is a highly physical activity – those lon [...]
SITA invests in Indicio to lead in digital identity
SITA has confirmed its strategic investment in Indicio, participating as the lead investor in the company’s Series A funding round.
It did not disclose the amount but said “the investment in Indicio, the global market leader in decentralised identity technology, cements a long-standing partners [...]
Swept up by Swiftie, and blame AI for everything
In my neighbourhood in Tanjong Rhu, Singapore, there’s an undercurrent of excitement leading up to this weekend. Actually, forget undercurrent. There’s an over-the-top buzz happening because, well, Taylor Swift starts her six-day concert run this Saturday at the National Stadium, across the rive [...]
HalalTrip makes bid to go after next generation Muslim travellers
After 15 years of building CrescentRating, Fazal takes plunge into consumer waters
After launching CrescentRating in 2008 to rate hotels, and building up a solid research, advisory and consultancy business around halal travel, founder Fazal Bahardeen is ready to plunge into the competitive waters o [...]
Why Thailand picked two communities for its first “Amazing Organic” trips
Ban Bang Rong, Phuket and Mae Tha, Chiang Mai showcase for local efforts to protect communities through organic farming and sustainability practices
As part of efforts to support the Organic Tourism movement in Thailand, the Tourism Authority of Thailand has been promoting “Amazing Organic Trip� [...]
Reviving intangible heritage: Chris Ong’s mission to restore soul to Penang through rituals and artefacts at Seven Terraces
“Material heritage can be acquired, what was missing was the living culture”
In Penang, the eighth day of Lunar New Year known locally as “Pai Ti Kong” – prayers to the Jade Emperor – is celebrated with much gusto and fervour by the Hokkien clan, which is the dominant Chinese community. [...]
Global Travel Tech formed to tackle regulations around digital travel platforms
Six global travel brands – Expedia Group, Booking Holdings, eDreams ODIGEO, Amadeus, Travelport and Skyscanner – are joining forces to form Global Travel Tech (GTT), aimed at fostering innovation and competitiveness in response to anticipated regulatory changes affecting digital travel platforms [...]
Post-IPO, Tripla moves to consolidate in hospitality tech with three acquisitions
“Big chance for a startup like us to consolidate”: Kazuhisa Takahashi
Life after IPO in 2022 hasn’t changed that much for tripla’s CEO and co-founder Kazuhisa Takahashi, although he admits that for the first six months after listing in the Growth Market section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, [...]
How technology has eased conversations between finance and marketing chiefs
Dynamic duo CFO Siew Kim and CCO Bee Leng unite to innovate at Ascott
Technology has not only transformed hospitality in the past decade or so but it has also made conversations easier between finance chiefs and brand marketers, two usually divergent camps because, to put it simply, one counts mone [...]
Smooth succession at Expedia Group as Gorin takes over from Kern
“Time to go back on offense and lead the industry,” says Peter Kern as he hands over reins
A smooth succession and transition in leadership is always to be celebrated. Look at the TV series, “Succession” and how it had to take four seasons to tell the stories of psychosis and skullduggery t [...]
