Global direct hotel bookings gaining some ground: D-EDGE
Driven by domestic demand, global hotel direct bookings from June are already reaching last year’s volume, according to data from D-EDGE’s newest edition of its Hospitality Recovery Tracker dashboard.
D-EDGE has made this web-based tracker available globally as an “initiative to give b [...]
The Wrap: AAPA calls for easing of restrictions on international travel, WTTC Safe Travels get stamped by additional countries, 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 the green shoots of recovery slowly take root.
AAPA urges governments to ease “unduly onerous restrictions” on international air travel
Most international flights [...]
Meet the unsung heroes of Raffles City hotels, Singapore
While most of us were hiding at home during Circuit Breaker in Singapore there were those working in hospitality who had to show up for work to keep their hotels running, and caring for Stay-Home-Notice and Quarantine Control Facility guests in Singapore.
Curious to find out more about these wor [...]
What is it like to manage a “Hotel California”? Behind the scenes of Raffles City hotels with Marcus Hanna
In all his years of hotel-keeping, Marcus Hanna never imagined he’d be running a “Hotel California” type operation where guests “can never leave” their rooms but so it has been for the past months with his hotels, Swissôtel The Stamford (1,252 rooms) and now one tower of the Fairmont Sin [...]
Technology key to recovery for Indian hotels post-Covid
Technology will play a key role in the long road to recovery from the Covid crisis for India’s hospitality industry according to a new report, Indian Hospitality at Tech Tipping Point, produced by RMS Cloud.
The report, which provides an overview and analysis of the impact of technology on In [...]
O’ restless warriors, find your solace at home
One of the earliest literary pieces I read and that left a big impression on me was “Lady Precious Stream”, written by S.I. Hsing.
To cut a long play short – it was a Chinese play written in
English circa 1933 – it’s about the adventures of a restless warrior who, in
the end, after all [...]
Trust the new currency for loyalty, says Sabre
When travel resumes, the new currency for loyalty will be trust, says Frank Trampert, managing director & chief commercial officer, EMEA & APAC for Sabre Hospitality Solutions.
“The new currency for loyalty is more around trust. In the past, people would collect points. Now, people wan [...]
The Wrap: NEC and SITA ink aviation agreement, CWT launches solutions to help revive corporate travel, 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 the green shoots of recovery slowly take root.
NEC, SITA form global partnership to provide a “secure walk-through” airport journey
A secure and automated airport [...]
Lessons from French philosophers applied
Tasked with finding applications for the WiT community from French philosophy, D’EDGE’s CEO Pierre Charles Grob brought up the importance of education, team work and collaboration at WiT’s Virtual Around the World Summit.
You can or create experience. You must undergo it. – Albert Camus [...]
It’s all about home as $45m SingapoRediscovers domestic campaign launches
Singapore Tourism Board (STB), alongside Enterprise Singapore (ESG) and Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC), is pumping in $45m into a campaign to get locals to travel at home to try and “capture a sliver” of the $34b that Singaporeans spent on overseas trips in 2018.
The S$45m budget, wh [...]
