WiT Middle East Watch: Emirates to Penang, Bird buys Circ, Saudi startups get funding boost
News Roundup: Penang gets ME connection; Micromobility could see quick growth in ME with Circ acquisition; Attention please: Saudi-based startups hit investment record high
Penang gets ME connection
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Fans of
Penang rejoice: Emirates has announced plans for a new daily [...]
Trip.com’s James Liang looks at the numbers behind the Wuhan virus in bid to “alleviate excess panic”
Trip.com’s Group’s chairman and co-founder James Liang turns his analytical eye and shares his views on the Wuhan coronavirus, and compares the toxicity of the virus with influenza in the US in the hope that “this analysis will help to alleviate excessive panic”.
James Liang speaking at [...]
Airbnb nabs Walt Disney veteran Powell to lead Experiences team
Walt Disney Company veteran Catherine Powell (left) has been handed the reins of Airbnb Experiences, a growing segment in the group.
Powell will serve on Airbnb’s executive team and manage a team spanning five continents to grow the number of offerings and support Airbnb Experience Hosts.
Her ap [...]
Guest Blog: New Hotel Digital Lab season to begin
For the fifth consecutive year, D-EDGE Hospitality Solutions invites hoteliers to gain perspective on their Online distribution. Spearheaded by industry leaders, such as Google, Booking, Ideas, Oracle, the half-day conference covers key issues facing the industry and highlights turnkey solutions th [...]
The Wrap: Accor to eliminate single-use plastics by 2022
News Roundup: Accor’s commitment to remove single-use plastics within two years, Sabre’s global partnership with OYO Hotels & Homes, new media partner for Japan's Chubu Centrair International Airport
Environment: Accor to eliminate single-use plastics by 2022
Accor's new economy segm [...]
How a virus can bring travel to its knees, but we needn’t stay down
So what can
I write about the Wuhan coronavirus that hasn’t been written about already? How
many new cases? How many more infections? How many more countries?
What can I
write about it and its worst possible timing? That it happened during Lunar New
Year, the biggest travel season for China, [...]
The Wrap: Malaysia Airlines expands codeshare with Qatar Airways, suspends Boeing 737 MAX delivery (Updated)
News Roundup: Partnerships take centre stage with Malaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways expanding code share agreement and Accor teaming up with Grab for additional benefits to loyalty members; highlighted too is Travelport reporting positive results from its Travel Unified campaign
Aviation: Ma [...]
Study looks at the way forward for Asia’s tours and activities sector
At WiT Singapore 2019 last October BeMyGuest, specialists in technology and distribution for the travel experience industry in Asia, presented a report into the state of the attractions, tours and activities sector in the region and where it could be headed. Its CEO Blanca Menchaca shares a snapsho [...]
New technology trends shape the future airport
To accommodate the additional 2.1 billion annual passengers by 2036 expected to arrive in Asia, airport operators will have to look to automation and new technology to maximise the capacity of existing infrastructure.
Travel industry leaders were asked, in a recent report by Amadeus, which tech [...]
JWT Intelligence Identifies The Top Ten Travel Trends Of 2020, Part Two
We continue our look at the latest travel trends identified by JWT Intelligence’s annual The Future 100: 2020 report. Last week, we took a closer look at five of the top ten key trends that will unfold in travel this year. Read part one here. Here is part two:
Legacy
tourism – protect [...]
