Singaporeans lead the optimistic pack in planning travel in 2022
Tripadvisor study shows strong appetite for new places but uncertainty continues to hold travellers back
TRAVELLERS in Singapore are the most optimistic about planning to travel in 2022, followed by those in Australia and Japan, according to new travel research by Tripadvisor.
‘Travel in 2 [...]
November saw passenger uplift but Omicron restrictions likely to affect period ahead
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel continued in November 2021, prior to the emergence of Omicron. International demand sustained its steady upward trend as more markets reopened. Domestic traffic, however, weakened, largely owing to strength [...]
From Volaris to OYO, why Ramirez chose to have skin in the game at Katanox
JULIANA Ramirez was working at OYO Hotels when she got a visit from the founders of Katanox, the startup offering direct API connectivity between sellers and hotels.
Ramirez, who has just joined OYO in 2020 after a 10-year stint with ultra low cost Mexican airline Volaris, knew first hand the c [...]
Welcome to a year that requires grit, strength and a leap of faith
CLOSING out the year, battered by news of yet another Greek tragedy unfolding in our world and the travel industry, I was determined to start 2022 on an optimistic note.
So I listened to an interview with Espen Fadnes, one of the world’s most famous base jumpers, who I think is the most optimi [...]
New generation of startups will change France’s travel scene, and why DMCs remain critical to the trip
Cambon Partners' Morgann Lesne on what makes French travel tech tick or not tick these days
HAVING lunch with investment banker Morgann Lesne in Paris late December, our conversation turned to the acquisition of Etraveli Group by Booking Holdings and we wondered if France has the capability to p [...]
The boy who liked to fix things and now he wants to fix corporate travel tech
After a three-decade journey, Johnny Thorsen believes he’s in right spot at right time to achieve life’s ambition
EVEN as a child, Johnny Thorsen remembers his interest in pulling things apart and then trying to put them together again in a new and better way.
“That’s
what my mother t [...]
Words to banish and those to live by in 2022
Timothy O'Neil-Dunne of T2Impact pens a year-end piece that captures his thoughts on the thinking that needs to change and the new words to embrace in the new year.
ENDING my formal work position this year has given me a lot to think about what 2021 has come to mean and what we should aspire to [...]
To API or not? Travel agents face dilemma as cruising distribution undergoes shift
New players like Klook, Lazada swooping into vacuum created by pandemic – sales went from zero to “couple of million dollars”
HARRY Sommer, president and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line, told a good story during last week’s CruiseWorld Asia. He spoke of how he started a travel agency right [...]
The Year In Review And Looking Forward to 2022: In a Playlist
THIS contribution to our year in review and 2022 outlook series comes from Stephan Ekbergh, CEO, Travelstart whose answers came to him in songs and so, here's his playlist for your listening pleasure. Enjoy (definitely a word to embrace in 2022).
Stephan Ekbergh, CEO, Travelstart
Q: Looki [...]
The Year In Review And Looking Forward to 2022, Part 4
ACCELERATE, unity, hope – among words being used to describe 2022 in this list of contributions from our community – Part 4 of looking back at 2021 (oh, what a year) and forward to 2022 (please, let it be good). And, again from the answers in this batch, there's cautious optimism for the year a [...]