GlobalTix goes back to SaaS roots as it finds ways to survive Covid-19
“Time for companies to build up tech stack, capacity management solutions in demand”
If there’s one positive outcome of the coronavirus crisis for Singapore startup GlobalTix, it’s that it has forced the company back to its roots – that of being a SaaS (Software as a Service) model to [...]
WiT Community Blog: Julian Jost, co-founder & CEO, Spacebase
With
our industry at a standstill, some of us coming out of lockdown and some of us
still confined to home, this is our blog for you – it’s a way to share stories
within our community, to form solidarity and foster a sense of belonging.
Fighting tooth and nail in Berlin
Julian Jost: " [...]
Covid-19 Wrap: Domestic and regional travel bubbles are at forefront of consumers’ minds, Accor partners AXA to offer guests medical support, and more …
The Covid-19
Wrap is part of WiT’s “Unity In Crisis” series, a round-up of news on the
coronavirus and its impact on travel.
Domestic and regional travel bubbles at forefront of consumers’ minds as travel restrictions ease
Queenstown in New Zealand has seen an increase in search with [...]
Expedia Group commits $275m fund to aid partners’ recovery
Expedia Group is committing $275 million to help partners rebound from the impact of COVID-19 and fuel industry-wide recovery efforts.
Research carried out by
Expedia Group in April 2020 shows lodging partners want support from OTAs in
four priority areas as they look to rebound from the pandem [...]
After saving itself, Expedia’s ready to rebuild travel: Ranque on what’s needed to restart and how Covid-19 forced a big clean-up
As a boy, Cyril Ranque flew a lot. His mother was a flight attendant on Air France. One day, on a flight from Mauritius to Paris, he was sitting next to the window and saw one of the aircraft engines on fire.
“At that time, I didn’t know the fuel was in the wings,” recalled the president [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 10: Tao Tao, Co-founder and COO, GetYourGuide
“Make learning your superpower and Google must do the right and smart thing”
Making learning his superpower, lobbying Google for relief and thinking about the accelerated decoupling of the world – those are the things that have been keeping Tao Tao, co-founder and COO of GetYourGuide, bus [...]
Vomiting kids, testing kits, tech investments – Openspace’s Hian Goh on how Covid-19 challenges all assumptions
As he ran around the kitchen preparing yet another meal – it is clear that Covid-19 is liberating men like Hian Goh to find their inner celebrity chef, posting live videos of his cooking on social media – the co-founder of Openspace Ventures was also speaking about how this all-in-one crisis wo [...]
WiT Community Blog: Colman Ho, MD Genki Hospitality, partner, NexD Venture Partners
With our industry at a standstill, some of us coming out of lockdown and some of us still confined to home, this is our blog for you – it’s a way to share stories within our community, to form solidarity and foster a sense of belonging.
How to overcome fear when adopting technology for you [...]
As markets in North Asia pick up, Klook launches Klook Home and local experiences to address multi-stage recovery
With markets in North Asia bottoming out and starting to recover, while markets in South-east Asia remain muted, Klook has launched a multi-stage recovery programme to address customer needs in both phases.
In fact, Eric Gnock Fah, COO and co-founder of Klook, is optimistic that in markets wher [...]
WiT Virtual goes around the world in 6 hours on June 24
In collaboration with Phocuswright and PhocusWire, event will unite travel
As part of its “Unity in
Crisis” series, WiT Virtual will stage a “Around The World in 6 Hours” Summit
on June 24, which will start at 5pm SG time and follow the sun as it rises in
the U.S..
The event, run joi [...]
