JTB’s new chief sets end-to-end customer experience as key goal but for now, it’s survival and rapid digitalisation
EIJIRO Yamakita, who was appointed president of the 108-year-old company this year, is committed to continuing globalisation and digitalisation. In this wide-ranging conversation during WiT Japan & North Asia Virtual, the executive speaks about surviving Covid, reviving domestic tourism, gender [...]
Wego takes pulse on traveller intent and Covid trends in Africa: Part 2
IN the run-up to WiT Middle East tomorrow, November 25, we present the second part of the Wego Travel Pulse “Covid-19 & MENA Traveller Intent” from November 18. Part 2, North Africa.
North Africa: Travel Pulse
Wego internal, North Africa search activity by user loc [...]
The Wrap: AirAsia implements contactless clearance system, Tencent launches automatic subtitling solution, and more …
THE
Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology industries, and to keep
track of developments in these sectors as businesses adapt and reset to meet
challenges in the era of coronavirus.
AirAsia utilises AI-technology to provide contactless clearance before flight
Scan2Fly has go [...]
Guest Blog: Five hospitality trends for rebuilding consumer trust
This is a contribution from Jens-Henning Peters, head of vocational education and training at EHL.
AFTER what has been a dire time for hotels worldwide the industry is slowly rekindling its operations. From December 1 the Singapore Tourism Board will be issuing SingapoRediscovers S$100 credits [...]
Five tours & activities operators announced as booking partners for Singapore’s domestic tourism campaign
FIVE operators – Changi Travel Services, Klook, Trip.com, GlobalTix, Traveloka have been named as authorised booking partners for Singapore Tourism Board’s SingapoRediscovers Vouchers (SRV) scheme following a competitive tender which closed early October.
From
December 1, Singapore citize [...]
Asian destinations are the most searched for international travel in 2021 (UPDATED)
AS borders gradually open and more people are planning to travel in 2021, destinations within Asia seem to be the flavour with them, revealed the 2021 Travel Trends Report from Expedia.
The top five most searched destinations for travellers are Singapore, Tokyo, Bangkok, Maldives and Bali.
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From global to local hero: The Singapore fight to stay ahead of Covid and revive travel
SAFE bubbles; pilot events; partnerships with Klook,
Airbnb, Expedia, Trip.com; domestic vouchers – you name it, Singapore Tourism
Board is pulling out all the stops to buy time for local businesses until
borders open or a vaccine arrives
What happens when the world shuts down and your entire [...]
Wego takes pulse on Traveller Intent and Covid Trends in Middle East: Part 1
IN the run-up to WiT Middle East on November 25, we present a summary of the Wego Travel Pulse “Covid-19 & MENA Traveller Intent” from November 18. Part 1, Middle East. Tomorrow, North Africa.
MENA Key Highlights
Wego internal, MENA search activity. 100% equals 2019 average
Tr [...]
GlobalTix tackles content management challenge with Magpie
GLOBALTIX'S growing content management challenge has led the Singapore-based online ticketing platform to forge a partnership with Magpie. The San Francisco company Magpie provides content management solutions to the tours and activities sector.
“As we continue to build up our already vast dat [...]
AirAsia Group confident of returning stronger post pandemic despite setbacks in its overseas units
AIRASIA Japan, a unit of Malaysia-based AirAsia Group (33% stake), which shut down its operations October 5, filed for bankruptcy on November 17.
The airline, in a filing with Bursa Malaysia (stock exchange of Malaysia), said it was “due to insolvency resulting from a demand slump in [...]
