A change in approach to how travel should tackle pandemics is necessary: Prof Tambyah
THE travel community should take a more active role in overcoming the pandemic – not in the sense of eradicating it, but to figure out how we can more quickly normalise life and travel with it.
Professor Paul Tambyah: “This pandemic has battered the travel industry, and it is not going to be [...]
Inspired by French Riviera, powered by Sweden, taking root in Cape Town
“Magic happens when there is diversity”: Stephan Ekbergh on Innovation City Cape Town
TRAVEL entrepreneur and CEO of Travelstart, Stephan Ekbergh, is embarking on a new project, Innovation City, to transform his adopted home of Cape Town into a thriving, diverse ecosystem of digital talent, [...]
Japanese travel in transition to better times ahead as curbs eased and Go To Travel campaign may restart
JTB’s president sees “bright future”, Reiwa wants to shake up outbound travel market
JAPAN’S battered tourism industry is hopeful that it
may be turning the corner on the pandemic. At the end of September, the state
of emergency covering Tokyo and 18 other prefectures was lifted and an i [...]
Cambodia celebrates full reopening of borders
“Incredible achievement” in handling Covid, industry players say
CAMBODIA’s travel trade, which had been waiting eagerly for borders to reopen, is in jubilant spirits following the government’s sudden decision to lift quarantine for all vaccinated travellers with immediate effect.
On [...]
Letter from Miami: Take a deep breath, dive in, viva la vida
WHEN I told my friends in New York I was headed to Miami next, their first reaction was, “Be careful. It’s crazy there.”Coming from Singapore, with its restrictions on social life and crowds, New York is already crazy enough – to be back with humanity again, to be breathing the same air wit [...]
Post-pandemic travellers want to eat, pray and love
How urban destinations like Singapore can shine in sustainability and wellness
THE pandemic has given people around the world pause to consider wellness – and not just physical but mental as well – and they are looking for it within their travel experience.
Klook recently ran a survey th [...]
Sponsored Post: Singapore’s Sentosa Island provides enriching experiences for visitors with a variety of new openings
Travellers to the island can explore new work, stay and play experiences that are fruitful and memorable.
Sentosa Island Gateway at night
SENTOSA has forged ahead with its endeavour to constantly refresh and reinvent itself, and to provide new avenues for their guest’s enjoyment. The Islan [...]
Reading between the lines, Klook and Go City are going places
Attractions business looks even more attractive as Covid forces travellers to go local.
IF Covid has offered something positive to the travel trade, it is the
extra time given to people to reassess their businesses, to contemplate next
steps, to read books and draw inspiration from the words of [...]
Letter from 41,000 feet: Crying over satay and The Father
I NEVER thought I’d feel emotional at the sight of satay but I am told that at 41,000 feet, cabin pressure does something to your senses so you cry more easily over movies (The Father is best watched when alone) and, in this case, familiar skewers of chicken coated with spicy peanut sauce.
Sa [...]
As Thailand reopens, it looks to better days with new bio, circular, green tourism model
“Covid has taught Thailand a huge lesson in balance,” says deputy governor Numfhon Boonyawat
WITH Thailand reopening to vaccinated travellers from all countries on November 1, the country is certainly looking forward to better days. But one woman is determined it also builds back better. Dur [...]
