10 years and counting, Traveloka “firing on all cylinders” to ride on recovery
From meta-search to lifestyle superapp as it adds services from food delivery to Buy Now Pay Later
THERE'S no disputing the fact that Traveloka, Indonesia’s homegrown travel unicorn, has come a long way in the 10 years it’s been around.
What started out as a flight meta-search in CEO and co- [...]
Singapore hotels aim for net zero emissions by 2050
SINGAPORE hotels are aiming to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 as part of a new Hotel Sustainability Roadmap launched this week at the inaugural Hotel Sustainability Conference and Marketplace.
The roadmap, drawn up jointly by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Singapore Hotel Association ( [...]
Will 2022 be the year for travel with demand rebounding?
Jen Catto, chief marketing officer of Travelport, shares insights from the company’s latest study that reveals travel is back.
AFTER two years of border closures and international travel restrictions, people are excited to get away. So much so, they are willing to forgo entertainment, shopping an [...]
Reopening gains momentum, but Asia travel still impeded by Covid restrictions
“Testing and quarantine major barriers to travel”, IATA reiterates
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it welcomes the increasing momentum towards re-opening of borders and relaxation of travel restrictions, as Covid-19 moves into the endemic phase.
An IATA survey of trav [...]
Confessions of an anxiety-ridden form-filling test-taking traveller
Whoop, whoop – Cambodia leads the way, scraps all tests
WOKE up this morning with messages pinging from Cambodia – friends there all excited about the latest news. No more pre-departure PCR test needed to arrive, no more on-arrival ART test, and visa on arrival re-introduced for all air, sea an [...]
How travel is turning the Great Resignation into the Great Renewal
“Best time to have a front row seat to travel's rebound and transformation”
Workation programmes, Unlimited Time Pay Off, Joy Allowances, Remote Work – these are some of the practices being rolled out by online travel brands as they adjust to life changed by Covid, and a talent pool that is a [...]
Hopper across to APAC with STO model and remote playbook
APAC head Reno Wang talks workplace lessons from East and West
ONE of online travel’s fastest growing companies, Hopper, is expanding into Asia Pacific. We catch up with Reno Wang, vice president, APAC, to find out what led him to leave Alipay to join Hopper, how Hopper does things differently fo [...]
From pandemic to war, IHG’s Macpherson stays focused on recovery
From growth to tech investments, hospitality needs to balance “guest experience with owner expectations”
It’s a sign of the better times we are in that when Kenneth Macpherson, the CEO for Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa (EMEAA) for IHG Hotels & Resorts, was visiting his team in Sing [...]
“Blurred travel”, payments and sustainability to drive agenda at Lufthansa Innovation Hub
CHRISTINE Wang, managing director, Lufthansa Innovation Hub, made a return visit to Singapore recently, her first in two years since she relocated to Berlin. She shares her views on the trends she’s seen in travel tech and whether Asia, despite being slower in recovery, will continue to outpace in [...]
IATA welcomes Malaysia’s reopening of borders, calls for end to pre-departure testing
THE long-awaited reopening of Malaysia’s international borders will become a reality on April 1 with quarantine-free travel for fully vaccinated travellers.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, in making the announcement yesterday (March 8), said the reopening is in line with plans t [...]
