“Blurred travel”, payments and sustainability to drive agenda at Lufthansa Innovation Hub
CHRISTINE Wang, managing director, Lufthansa Innovation Hub, made a return visit to Singapore recently, her first in two years since she relocated to Berlin. She shares her views on the trends she’s seen in travel tech and whether Asia, despite being slower in recovery, will continue to outpace in [...]
IATA welcomes Malaysia’s reopening of borders, calls for end to pre-departure testing
THE long-awaited reopening of Malaysia’s international borders will become a reality on April 1 with quarantine-free travel for fully vaccinated travellers.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, in making the announcement yesterday (March 8), said the reopening is in line with plans t [...]
The Wrap: Joint STB-Agoda marketing campaign, Mayflower Holidays’ partnership with TA Network, Duetto’s revenue management survey
THE Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology sector – new partnerships, product launches, aviation industry updates, innovative solutions, and more …
STB partners Agoda to ramp up tourism drive in South-east Asia
To drive visitors from South-east Asia to Singapore, the Singa [...]
The stars align for Phum Baitang – first Jolie, then Aok Sokunkanha
How a luxury resort in Siem Reap pivoted to the local market, helped by celebrity-dom, rice fields and water buffaloes
LIKE most resorts in South-east Asia, Phum Baitang (Green Village) in Siem Reap, Cambodia, had a record year in 2019 and was on track for another stellar performance the following [...]
WiT and Phocuswright team up for Global Startup Pitch
“Time to unite around innovation”
AS part of the Northstar Global Travel Technology group, WiT and Phocuswright are kicking off 2022 with a round-the-world Global Startup Pitch. This combined effort is the next evolution of a relentless, ongoing 25-year search for startups that disrupt, innovat [...]
Thailand’s tourism wants to bounce back — but first it has to ‘let it go’
Open up Thailand without restrictions or risk the country being left behind by competitors, say leading travel and hospitality figures.
IT was an unanimous call among Thailand's leading tourism industry figures: Let it go with Test & Go.
"Thailand is at a crossroads now. There's no choice [...]
Trip.com Group launches hybrid work model
Increased job satisfaction and happiness are the two main reasons employees gave in support of a hybrid work model
CHINA’S Trip.com Group has implemented a global hybrid work model where employees are given the option to work remotely on certain days each week starting from March 1.
The compa [...]
Even as travel recovers, The Great Resignation continues
Cronin leaves Wharf Hotels and Hong Kong to return to Australia
IT felt almost like the old days. I had just returned from a trip to Siem Reap and I was on my way to have drinks with Jennifer Cronin, president of Wharf Hotels Group, who had flown into Singapore from Australia, enroute to Hong Kong, [...]
The Wrap: Depressed passenger traffic for APAC airlines, Emirates-TAT joint promotion of Thailand, MAS and Qatar Airways expanded partnership
THE Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology sector – new partnerships, product launches, aviation industry updates, innovative solutions, and more …
APAC airlines’ passenger traffic remains depressed
There is still no uplift in international passenger demand for Asia Paci [...]
Air passenger numbers to recover in 2024, says IATA
APAC the laggard in recovery, with China showing no signs of border relaxations
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects overall traveller numbers to reach 4.0 billion in 2024 (counting multi-sector connecting trips as one passenger), exceeding pre-Covid-19 levels (103% of the 201 [...]
