Cruising to nowhere getting somewhere, as domestic cruises resume in Malaysia Dec 22
Cross-border cruising on table, Singapore-Penang-Phuket itinerary being planned
IT is ironic that even though air travel in Asia is going nowhere, the only sector that seems to be going somewhere even though it is mostly to nowhere, is cruising.
On December 22, domestic cruises from Penang, [...]
Pandemic boom in fitness gives RunGo wings to fly
WiT Startup Pitch 2021 finalist RunGo, described as the “#1 running app for discovering the best routes in the world”, is hoping to tap into the pandemic-induced craze of running, walking and general wellness and fitness trends to fuel the next lap in its startup journey.
Noah Bloom was [...]
How TMCs are facing pandemic’s challenges and strategising for growth
TRAVEL Management Companies (TMCs) are reinventing themselves and strategising to not only recover, but also to rebuild and grow in a new world of business travel.
In its latest e-book, “Rebuilding Business Travel”, Amadeus highlights the challenges facing TMCs, the new opportunities emergin [...]
The Year In Review and Looking Forward to 2022, Part 1
OKAY we hit another bump on the road to a fragile recovery but that’s no reason to despair. If there’s one thing this pandemic has taught us, it’s not to take anything for granted but to take each punch as it lands and get up again. So here’s looking back at 2021 (oh, what a year) and forwa [...]
Pace, The Atlas, Spotnana – fuelled by experience, passion and funding
Three startups, helmed by seasoned entrepreneurs, the ones to watch
IF there is one
trend we’ve seen in the startup world, it’s that seasoned entrepreneurs are
returning to solve problems they’ve either been working on for a long time or
turning their eye to new and hot spaces they hope to [...]
D’EDGE accelerates on Europe, consolidates in APAC as pandemic rages on
IF there is one thing the pandemic has done, it’s forced global companies to retreat to local and regional frontiers and Paris-based D-EDGE Hospitality Solutions is certainly looking at the Asia Pacific region in a new light, given the slow recovery of the market.
Pierre Charles Grob: “At le [...]
IATA urges governments to rescind travel bans
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for governments to follow World Health Organisation (WHO) advice and immediately rescind travel bans introduced in response to the coronavirus Omicron variant.
Part of the WHO advice states: “Blanket travel bans will not prevent the [...]
Ready to be a giddy GOAT? Yes, it’s time to go BIG
Yeoh Siew Hoon feels like a kid in a candy store after a marathon trip across the US and Europe
I’VE always fancied myself to be a bit of an eagle (free, fast and flying high) or an owl (wise and nocturnal) – by the way, my new favourite bookstore is now The Learned Owl in Hudson, Ohio [...]
Think novel practice and how to avoid the hippo problem
Covid has changed rules globally, learn from “lean startup Africa”
IN a “lean startup” continent like Africa, “novel” practices work best when it comes to innovation, according to Professor Hemmanth (Herman) Singh, speaking at the inaugural WiT Africa – that means not “best” or [...]
The Wrap: Amadeus unveils cloud vision in new report, WTTC identifies digital solutions to revive travel, Sabre seals tech partnership with GBT
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 …
Amadeus unveils cloud vision to transform travel
New report from Amadeus and Microsoft sets cloud vision in transforming tra [...]
