The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 9: Louise Daley, Deputy CEO, Asia Pacific, Accor
In this podcast Louise Daley, the deputy CEO of one of the biggest and fastest growing hospitality companies in Asia Pacific, speaks about the impact in Asia on Accor, the lessons to be taken as markets in the region take first tentative steps to restarting and, would you believe it, the ongoing op [...]
Keeping the fantasy of travel alive: WiT Watch on destination marketing: Greece, Singapore, Germany
Just
because we can’t travel now doesn’t mean we can’t keep the fantasy of travel
alive in our customers’ minds. Here’s a round-up of destinations doing their
bit to keep dreaming alive.
Visit Greece: #greecefromhome
https://youtu.be/7t5OP8zlAS8
With the current coronavirus pa [...]
CarTrawler lands €100 million investment to drive growth and strengthen platform
Dublin-based car rental and mobility solutions provider, CarTrawler, has secured a €100 million investment from TowerBrook Capital Partners, an investment management firm headquartered in London and New York City.
With this investment TowerBrook
gains a controlling stake in CarTrawler.
In [...]
As domestic tourism engines restart, be mindful of consistent protocols and delivery of brand promise
Consumer confidence needs to be boosted, not broken, during fragile, early stage of recovery
As destinations restart their domestic tourism engines, it is critical that governments agree on health and safety protocols, and that travel brands deliver on their promise around the new procedure [...]
Covid-19 Wrap: Tourism Australia hosts virtual travel weekend, Qatar Airways offers free flights to frontline medical workers, 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.
Join Tourism Australia for a weekend of inspiring virtual travel
Watch the sunset at Uluru with music curated by Sounds Australia from the comfort of your home [...]
Sojern rolls out interactive Covid-19 dashboard with real time travel data
Sojern today (13 May) launched a new interactive dashboard providing real-time Covid-19 travel insights to help hotels, attractions, and tourism boards understand travel behaviour and plan for recovery.
In a statement announcing the introduction of the dashboard, Sojern said the insights are col [...]
WiT Community Blog: Martin Reiher, managing director, Meesta Production, Singapore
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.
Impressions from a Sunday walk through Singapore d [...]
Here’s what happened when Shanghai Disneyland reopened today
Good news to start the week – here are some fast facts from Trip.com on the reopening of Shanghai Disneyland today (Monday, May 11), the biggest attraction to open in China since Covid-19 shut down the country.
• The searching volume of Shanghai Disneyland and related products increase [...]
No pivot for Portier as it sticks to its guns and focuses on helping hotels earn more from fewer customers
While many companies, whether legacy or startup, have been considering pivoting as a strategy to get through this crisis, Portier Technologies’ co-founder Deniz Tekerek feels differently.
“I have
thought a lot about this. If a travel company, because of this crisis, becomes
an e-commerce co [...]
Journalists in the hot seat: Learning to cover a crisis, step-by-step restarts and reporting on a post-Covid world
Like the business it covers, travel trade media has also been caught in the crosshairs of Covid-19 and journalists are grappling with their own roles and existential questions, as editors from the Northstar Travel Group shared during a WiT Virtual event on Tuesday.
As Jay Boehmer, editor in [...]
