Tech in Travel: NFTs, a nifty friends and family travel app, and airlines told to fess up on fees
Pandemic pushes travellers to the edge – of nature
Is sustainable travel just a fad? A trendy travel choice that will fade faster than a politician’s promise?
It depends on who you ask.
A Trip.com survey found 21.3% of Europe-based respondents indicated that people opt for sustainable tra [...]
Klook sees surges in searches, bookings amid second wave of Asia reopening
New platform features, lots of deals and the return of TravelFest as it turns 8
TRAVEL and experiences platform, Klook reports seeing accelerated cross-border travel growth in Asia/Pacific with one of its strongest quarters (over 300% QoQ growth) as it celebrates its eighth anniversary.
It says [...]
Cost, talent, and tourism: Making sense of the airline industry in the “new world”
IF you've travelled internationally in the last year or so, chances are you've stared – wide-eyed and jaw open – at the price of flight tickets. Before everyone's least favourite microbe rocked our world, low-cost airlines used to be able to offer truly low-cost fares. Even regular airlines were [...]
The promise of the Third Age of Digital Travel – let’s live up to it
The time is now to act together and make our industry incredible or face a barrage of restrictions and regulations. Timothy O'Neil-Dunne gets into what can be done collectively, to prove travel's value to governments and to societies.
We are entering the Third Age of Digital Travel – a time o [...]
Why India travel needs to thank Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) for its growth
“The elephant has started dancing”
Virendra Jain, Co-founder and CEO, VIDEC and Director, Business Development, APAC and Middle East, Phocuswright casts his eye over the India travel landscape and examines the factors that are fuelling the Indian travel boom currently – from a humongous smart [...]
From Hotel California to no room at the inn – the change in fortunes for one Singapore hotel
Farm, CoComelon, Razer gaming suites – “this is what we joined the industry for – to make people happy, to create experiences”
THE last time I interviewed Marcus Hanna, general manager of the Fairmont and Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore, we were both masked, his hotels were like ghost tow [...]
Top of the WiT Ep 03: AI-generated artwork, new world travel trends, MYAirline ready to take off
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're talking about stunning artwork created by artificial intelligence, Airbnb's [...]
Tech in Travel: Hotel security, preparing for Japanese travel, bye-bye Misterfly, and More
Be ready for the return of the Japanese traveller
Wolfgang Emperger, senior vice president for Europe, Africa and the UK & Ireland at the Shiji Group, has been talking about the steps companies need to take as Japan cautiously opens its borders to travel. Shiji Group provides technological sol [...]
Saudi Arabia’s PIF plans $1b stake in Seera’s travel unit, Almosafer
SAUDI Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, has signed a non-binding deal with Seera Group Holding to acquire a SR3.75 billion ($1 billion) stake in its travel unit Almosafer.
The PIF seeks to hold 30% of Almosafer’s capital, Seera Group said in a bourse filing. As part [...]
Airbnb: How local communities are benefiting from dispersal of post-pandemic travel
IT'S been said over and over again that work and travel have fundamentally changed. That's not news. But what's interesting is how the line between work and travel – activities that used to be on opposite ends of the spectrum – continues to blur. People are working out of hotel rooms. More trave [...]
