Significant changes in every sector, new ideas will emerge: SAP Concur
The global
community will see significant changes in nearly every sector, but new ideas
that can benefit the future are likely, according to SAP Concur predictions for
2021.
Here are
the predictions:
1. Business travel will resume, responsibly2021 will usher in the era of responsible travel. [...]
The Wrap: AirAsia implements contactless clearance system, Tencent launches automatic subtitling solution, 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.
AirAsia utilises AI-technology to provide contactless clearance before flight
Scan2Fly has go [...]
Guest Blog: Five hospitality trends for rebuilding consumer trust
This is a contribution from Jens-Henning Peters, head of vocational education and training at EHL.
AFTER what has been a dire time for hotels worldwide the industry is slowly rekindling its operations. From December 1 the Singapore Tourism Board will be issuing SingapoRediscovers S$100 credits [...]
Five tours & activities operators announced as booking partners for Singapore’s domestic tourism campaign
FIVE operators – Changi Travel Services, Klook, Trip.com, GlobalTix, Traveloka have been named as authorised booking partners for Singapore Tourism Board’s SingapoRediscovers Vouchers (SRV) scheme following a competitive tender which closed early October.
From
December 1, Singapore citize [...]
Asian destinations are the most searched for international travel in 2021 (UPDATED)
AS borders gradually open and more people are planning to travel in 2021, destinations within Asia seem to be the flavour with them, revealed the 2021 Travel Trends Report from Expedia.
The top five most searched destinations for travellers are Singapore, Tokyo, Bangkok, Maldives and Bali.
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From global to local hero: The Singapore fight to stay ahead of Covid and revive travel
SAFE bubbles; pilot events; partnerships with Klook,
Airbnb, Expedia, Trip.com; domestic vouchers – you name it, Singapore Tourism
Board is pulling out all the stops to buy time for local businesses until
borders open or a vaccine arrives
What happens when the world shuts down and your entire [...]
AirAsia Group confident of returning stronger post pandemic despite setbacks in its overseas units
AIRASIA Japan, a unit of Malaysia-based AirAsia Group (33% stake), which shut down its operations October 5, filed for bankruptcy on November 17.
The airline, in a filing with Bursa Malaysia (stock exchange of Malaysia), said it was “due to insolvency resulting from a demand slump in [...]
The WiT Podcast – Episode 26: Scott Peterson, Assistant Vice President, Entertainment, Resorts World Sentosa
SGUnited, in partnership with Singapore Tourism Board
Entertainment, defined as “an event performance, or activity designed to entertain others”. Well,
it has certainly not been able to do that for most of 2020 with the pandemic
shutting down live entertainment around the world.
In Singa [...]
Covid has made online travel a game of millimetres, and he who solves testing wins big
Covid has turned online travel from a game of inches to one of millimetres, said Timothy Hughes, vice president corporate development of Agoda, paraphrasing an oft-quoted phrase of former Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.
Speaking during WiT Seoul, Hughes said, “A lot of the breakout tech is jus [...]
“Hello, I am Zooming in while cruising” – and best news of all, a vaccine which sends travel stocks soaring
From cruises and conferences, to Tokyo Olympics and Expo2020 Dubai, slow and steady steps are being taken to revive economies.
I can’t believe I
am saying this in 2020 but I had a Zoom meeting this week in which someone was
calling in while she was on a cruise.
Okay, albeit that
it was to [...]
