The WiT Podcast – Episode 28: Dear 2020 (Letters From Friends), Part 1
RAISE your
hand, anyone who’s not happy to see the back of 2020. What a year.
We thought long and hard about how to mark this year end – have something tangible to remember it by, so that say in five years from now, we in travel could look back and remember what it was like.
Have a time [...]
These cities in the Middle East are experiencing domestic travel boom
WHILE the raging pandemic has
practically rendered international leisure travel off the table for much of
2020, the desire to pack our bags and indulge in the passion of discovery is
far from being extinguished. This desire is most apparent when we take note of
the domestic travel boom in many regi [...]
Guest Blog: Plotting post-pandemic travel – Six technology trends set to transform air travel in 2021
This is a contribution from SITA.
2020 will go down in the history books as the air
transport industry’s most turbulent year to date, with massive fluxes in passenger
volumes globally due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Runways emulating plane
graveyards served as a visceral reminder of the vulnerab [...]
The WiT Podcast – Episode 27: WiT Middle East, Part 1
WELCOME to a special report from the Middle East where we present a summary of our event held on November 25 when we gathered close to 30 speakers to share their knowledge and insights over four hours.
In Part 1, we hear tales about aviation, why this is a watershed moment
rather than a “glitc [...]
New report reveals business travel outlook in APAC and the shape of recovery
BUSINESS travel agencies in Asia Pacific (APAC) are optimistic about recovery for this corporate segment as borders open and travel bubble arrangments are established between key markets.
Executives from the APAC companies were among about 100 of their counterparts around the globe interviewed b [...]
Expedia’s Peter Kern (and moose) looks forward to “rebirth” of travel, “we are all miserable”
At Expedia Explore this week, CEO Peter Kern spoke to me about the moose, his spirit animal; his “zero doubt” that travel will be back; the pain Expedia has gone through to simplify and focus; and his growth mindset despite being labelled “Mr Restructuring”.
PETER Kern, CEO of Expedia Gr [...]
The Wrap: TripAdmit’s new solution for tour and activity providers to sell online, airasia group celebrates 19th birthday with airasia Museum launch, 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.
Travel startup TripAdmit rolls out new solution for tour and activity operators to sell online
[...]
Singapore Tourism Accelerator hits sweet spot with Covid
THE Singapore Tourism Accelerator programme, along with other initiatives that support the industry in digital transformation, is starting to look more and more on point and timely as the post-pandemic travel reality will clearly be more high tech and low touch.
“The current pandemic has under [...]
Google launches free “living” data tools for destinations and hoteliers in APAC
GOOGLE is leveraging the power of its search data to launch today Travel Insights with Google, two free real-time tools to help destinations and hoteliers understand live demand patterns and respond in an informed and tactical manner to customers.
Destination Insights and Hotel Insights
are bein [...]
Travel 2021 Predictions: A take on what travel might look like the next year with Covid-19
LET’S be honest - who in 2019 could have predicted that a microscopic organism would come out of the blue and like a wrecking ball turn our world upside down? Yet, here we are, hoping that the next year will be the ray of sunshine at the end of a long, grim tunnel. What will 2021 be like? Are we [...]
