How to stitch an events quilt for the hybrid world
I don’t know much about quilting but at times, I have felt like we are stitching together a new kind of events quilt for the coronavirus age.
I know,
everybody says this is the new thing, that virtual’s the state to be in for now
because we have no choice and hybrid’s the way forward even [...]
One-way trips, shorter booking windows – trends impacting travel: Skyscanner report
The New World of Travel Report released this week by Skyscanner looks at what the future of travel should look like, as well as explore the economics of travel and the changing psychology of travellers.
Among the sectors covered are domestic travel,
pattern of booking lead times, lo [...]
Getting insurance right will be key to rebuilding traveller confidence – Hepstar’s Dyason sees shift in consumer behaviour
In the face of intense volatility during the pandemic, travellers are more than ever needing assurances and safety nets before they will resume travel. Besides potential medical expenses, there are refunds for cancellations, additional costs for quarantine and/or repatriation if border regulations [...]
The Wrap: STB and Visa sign three-year pact to assist Singapore’s tourism SMEs, WTTC Safe Travels stamp adopted by 100 destinations, 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 the green shoots of recovery slowly take root.
STB, Visa collaborate to aid Singapore’s tourism and lifestyle SMEs in their recovery
One of the aims of STB-Visa mark [...]
Covid-19 has shortened flight booking lead times in APAC, led by India and Thailand
Indian travellers appear to be the most
last minute in the Asia Pacific region when it comes to booking flights,
averaging just 10 days before their departure between March-July 2020.
They are followed by Thai and Singaporean
travellers, who booked on average 21 and 25 days prior to departure. & [...]
Building up or breaking up – which is harder? Michael Issenberg on growing Accor APAC from “practically nothing”
You could say the Covid-19 lifestyle of no-travel-stay-home has been kind to Michael Issenberg personally. Without setting out to do so, he has shed at least eight kilos and feels fit and great. “I woke up one day and realised my pants were loose,” he laughed. “It must be the eating at home, [...]
The Wrap: OTA 12Go ties up with Amadeus to boost European rail content, Taiwan is top searched destination for travel on Agoda, 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 the green shoots of recovery slowly take root
OTA 12Go boosts European rail content in new distribution pact with Amadeus
12Go customers will have access to European r [...]
Covid-19 accelerating consumer behaviour changes around the world – here’s why it matters to travel
During WiT Europe, a panel on “Consumers, They Are A-Changing” gathered three different businesses from three different regions, South-east Asia, North Asia and Latin America – but they have one thing in common – they are all linked to the superapp ecosystem.
LINE Travel.jp is linked to [...]
Efficiency will triumph, tours and activities will be healthier after Covid: Baidi Li wants to bring the luck of Magpie to APAC
This week, Magpie Travel, the San Francisco-based company offering content management solutions for the tours & activities sector, announced the appointment of Baidi Li as head of growth initiatives. Until recently, Li had been a regional director at Viator, a leading company in the sector.
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Don’t hold your breath for “travel corridors” or “green lanes”, work your domestic strategy for now
“True international travel in South-east Asia needs a vaccine”, says Agoda’s Hughes
Travel businesses in Asia should not pin their hopes on “travel corridors” and “green lanes” generating any substantial volume this year, with Agoda’s Timothy Hughes calling it a “dangerous” [...]
