Singapore joins the GDS-Index to build on its sustainable development
SINGAPORE has joined the Global Destination Sustainability-Index (GDS-Index) with the support of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to build on the country’s sustainability efforts under the Singapore Green Plan 2030 (SGP2030) – a nationwide movement to advance the city’s agenda on sustainable [...]
Letter from Manchester: At the end of the tunnel, this is what awaits
Singapore rolls out plans to recover, airline chiefs gather in Chester to talk about the future of flight
THE day Singapore Tourism Board (STB) rolled out its plans to bring back the destination with a vengeance, only better and reimagined, I was on a flight from Singapore to the UK which might her [...]
Ekert on how Sabre will disrupt itself to win in the market
TMCs in tech arms race – scale and capabilities to invest will win, says ex-CWT chief, now Sabre president
LIKE almost everyone who’s asked themselves hard questions during the pandemic, Kurt Ekert also took time out after he left his CEO role at CWT. “I was doing a bit of board work, I neede [...]
“Celebrate the difference” as a different VELTRA emerges from the pandemic
World home cuisine, crowd funding, B2B ticketing solution – all part of moves to go beyond travel
VELTRA, Japan’s leading tours and activities player, rolled out a new brand and corporate identity this week to mark its 10th anniversary and although it says the timing had nothing to do with the [...]
FCM sees strong recovery for its regional business with borders reopening
FCM, the flagship business division of Australia’s Flight Centre Travel Group, has exceeded the 50% trading mark of pre-covid turnover with the recent reopening of borders and the relaxation of restrictions in several key Asia markets business.
Its Singapore business saw a 62% month-on-month in [...]
Letter from a “near normal” Singapore: Queues are back, travel is taking off
I never thought I’d say this but when I saw queues at immigration at Changi airport last night, my heart leapt with joy. It felt almost back to near normal.
Firstly, the Singapore Airlines’ VTL flight from Penang was pretty full – the crew told me 90%. Everyone just seemed so cheerful infli [...]
Reopening “exciting but terrifying” – Penang’s indie tourism businesses asking hard questions
“I HEARD some Singaporeans on the hill yesterday. I can’t tell you how happy I was.” “We had our first visitors from Singapore last weekend, they asked if we had durians.” “We are getting bookings from Singapore, we are so thrilled.” “The floodgates are opening, a bit overwhelming.� [...]
BNPL operator Pace acquires fintech startup Rely
PACE Enterprise (Pace), a Singapore-based fintech solution company that allows customers to 'Buy Now Pay Later' (BNPL),has acquired the assets of competitor BNPL startup Rely.
The purchase price of the acquisition was not disclosed.
Pace, founded in early 2021, has raised USD40 million Series [...]
Rethink of hospitality/real estate and the rise of digital nomads – two big changes driven by the pandemic
“The total restructuring and rethink of accommodation real estate” and “the rise of digital nomads” will be two of the biggest changes coming out of the pandemic, according to two leading investors who spoke at The Bridge Series, Episode 1, organised by WiT and Phocuswright.
When asked by [...]
Letter from Penang: Once you get there, it’s all worth it
It’s about the destination, not the journey – for now
YOU know the old adage we love in travel, about how “it’s about the journey, not the destination”? Well, in these days of Covid travel, when the journey has become so fraught with red tape, tests and protocols, it has definitely become [...]
