How Certares is making capital out of Covid
‘The only shop in town’ has travel companies queuing at the door
IF you’re a travel company seeking pandemic survival funds, there’s probably only one person you are going to call: Greg O’Hara, founder and senior managing director of New York-based investor managers, Certares.
But d [...]
The Wrap: RWS leverages Trip.com’s marketing hub to meet post-pandemic demand, SITA makes its digital travel declaration tool free for governments, and more ….
THE Wrap is a round-up of
news in the travel and technology industries, and updates on how businesses in these sectors
are resetting as they prepare for post-pandemic travel.
RWS leverages Trip.com’s marketing hub to meet post-pandemic demand from Chinese travellers
The Resort Worlds [...]
Greenwashing? Forget it. Don’t tell and sell, just do it
MORE and more, customers want to participate in sustainable travel so forget greenwashing. And don’t tell and sell, just do it.
This was the consensus among the three panelists at the recent WiT Experience Singapore during a session on “The Tech, Heart & Dollars of Sustainability”. Eve [...]
Royal Caribbean tells traditional travel agents: ‘Don’t be afraid of the digital space’
Travel partners who are digitally selling cruises have been able to recover business faster than those who have not yet entered the space successfully.
THERE are not many people selling travel who can claim that the Covid pandemic has been good for their business.
Angie Stephen, vice-presiden [...]
As Thailand reopens, it looks to better days with new bio, circular, green tourism model
“Covid has taught Thailand a huge lesson in balance,” says deputy governor Numfhon Boonyawat
WITH Thailand reopening to vaccinated travellers from all countries on November 1, the country is certainly looking forward to better days. But one woman is determined it also builds back better. Dur [...]
Match fit, Scoot is ready to swap scenario planning for the real thing
Robust and ready to go, Scoot has put pieces in place for a digital future
THREE days after rejoining Scoot in 2020, CEO Campbell Wilson was told to go home. Covid had struck.
But
being locked down at home during “a difficult time, both from a business and a
staff perspective” gave Wilso [...]
The Wrap: Klook and Dream Cruises integrate APIs globally, weak September for Asia Pacific airlines, and more …
THE Wrap is a round-up of
news in the travel and technology industries, and updates on how businesses in these sectors
are resetting as they prepare for post-pandemic travel.
Klook and Dream Cruises synchronise their multi-market APIs
Customers of Klook get access to Dream Cruises worl [...]
WiT raises more than US$50,000 for Phare scholarships
Performance by Phare, The Cambodian Circus enthralls audience
WiT for Good, the fund-raising activity of WiT Experience Singapore 2021, raised more than US$50,000 for Phare Ponleu Selpak, the 30-year-old Cambodian NGO that supports arts and youths in Cambodia.
The funds
raised will go towards [...]
Trip.com Group ready to hit the accelerate button on growth and investments
“Covid slowed us down but we will continue growth trajectory in Asia,” says James Liang
THE pandemic has not derailed Trip.com Group’s mission to be the leading international travel brand in Asia by 2022 and the leading international travel brand in the world by 2025 – a goal it shared [...]
Hopper’s hop into the fintech space to innovate travel
From the “worst business you could imagine” to a US$3.5b valuation
A FEW things make Hopper an enviable company today – nearly US$600 million in funding (mostly achieved during the pandemic), a valuation of US$3.5 billion, and never a cent spent on Google ad words.
It ha [...]
