Help the crisis-hit Asia Pacific air transport industry, AAPA urges governments
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) is calling governments to take immediate action to help the Asia Pacific (APAC) air transport industry reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic and the draconian travel measures put in place over the past two months.
The association has been vocal since [...]
WiT Community Blog: Lorraine Sileo, online travel analyst and co-founder of Phocuswright Research
With Planet Earth in lockdown, our
industry at a standstill and many of us in self-isolation or quarantine at
home, or grounded, 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.
Short essays on what we are eac [...]
WiT Community Blog: Isolation Station – 14 days to prune the roses
With Planet Earth in lockdown, our industry at a standstill and many of us in self-isolation or quarantine at home, or grounded, 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.
Short essays on what we are ea [...]
WiT Community Blog: Andrea Traversone, Amadeus Capital Partners
With Planet Earth in lockdown, our industry at a standstill and many of us in self-isolation or quarantine at home, or grounded, 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.
Short essays on what we are ea [...]
Trip.com chairman James Liang: How mobile apps could help to contain epidemics
James Liang, chairman of Trip.com Group, both an economist and entrepreneur, shares his thoughts on current events, their effects on the travel industry, and how technology can help alleviate some of these issues, specifically an app that acts like an “electronic passport” with a Health Code. ( [...]
Don’t drop rates, call to hoteliers as occupancy plummets amid the pandemic
A report by the Malaysian Association of Hotels states that over 157,000 rooms in Malaysia were cancelled as of February 17, resulting in an estimated RM66 million (US$15 million) loss in revenue following the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
Now the picture is even more dismal with the implemen [...]
WiT Community Blog: Josh Porter, guest relations manager, Cempedak Private Island
With Planet Earth in lockdown, our industry at a standstill and many of us in self-isolation or quarantine at home, or grounded, 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.
Short essays on what we are eac [...]
WiT Community Blog: Chananya Phataraprasit, executive director, Asian Oasis, Araksa
With Planet Earth in lockdown, our industry at a standstill and many of us in self-isolation or quarantine at home, or grounded, we thought we needed to find a way to share stories within our community, to form solidarity and foster a sense of belonging.
Short essays on what we are each doing, [...]
Jane Sun on how Trip.com weathered the mother of all disruptions and her plans to lead recovery
With cities across China trying to get back to normal, some tourist attractions reopening and some travel restrictions being loosened, there is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel, as far as China's domestic travel market is concerned. Companies are also getting back to work, and if there i [...]
It’s the courage to continue that counts
What a difference a week makes. Stephen Joyce, CEO of Rezgo, who visited Kuching, Sarawak, before turning up at WiT Indie, Penang, talks about how life changed in seven days, and what businesses like his will have to do to survive the storm. “We have been thrown on to a raft, adrift in an unforgi [...]
