How Phare survived a year of no tourism to Angkor Wat
From adapting shows to local tastes, to a 24-hour virtual performance Phare, The Cambodian Circus rode out 2020 and hopes for international tourism to return by year end
IF there is one destination that the pandemic has devastated, it’s Siem Reap, the home of Angkor Wat, where the only econom [...]
Vaccines and air bubbles rekindle hope among Singaporeans to travel again
AFTER a year of no travel Singaporean are hopeful to hit the road again following vaccine rollout and with ongoing talks of air travel bubbles, revealed a new Booking.com research.
Findings showed that seven in 10 (71%) Singaporean travellers feel more hopeful about travelling this year as the c [...]
From dog cruises to creepy tours, Ice Cream and Slingshot, Singapore rides out Covid and prepares for the future
Technology and sustainability at the heart of change
THE Year of No Travel may well be “one of the most fertile periods” in the Singapore tourism sector, with new products, experiences and bundled packages being launched, said Keith Tan, chief executive of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), [...]
Airlines continue to bleed, IATA’s Walsh urges governments to act
Denmark launches first Covid-19 passport, Singapore accepts IATA Travel Pass
A growing sense of urgency is developing around the world as air travel continues to plummet and governments remain divided over the role of vaccines in enabling borders to open.
Announcing the February numbers, whic [...]
Hold your horses. Just because you have been vaccinated doesn’t mean you can suddenly travel again.
THAT wasn’t exactly how Singapore’s Minister For Trade and Industry, Chan Chun Sing, phrased it Wednesday morning (April 7) at the Tourism Industry Conference but that was what he meant when asked what vaccinations would mean for Singaporeans travelling out and visitors coming in.
“We shou [...]
From murder mysteries to using data to target locals, lessons on surviving in a global world gone local
PRICE and product were the two main
levers hoteliers and tours and activities providers in Asia had to pull as they
adjusted their businesses to domestic travellers. That, and adjusting marketing
tactics to capture local demand wherever and whenever it popped up, with smart
use of data.
In Sing [...]
While Beauty of Japan waits to “catch the wave”, it puts Amazon Explore to the test
FOR an inbound operator like Beauty of Japan that depended solely on international inbound travellers, the pandemic and the closing of borders almost sounded the death knell. But its CEO Takahiro Noguchi has found small pockets of business within his basket of products and services to keep the comp [...]
Don’t count on travel to return anytime soon, let’s reinvent global travel, STB challenges industry
THE Singapore Tourism Industry Conference (TIC) began on a sober note this morning with Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing, saying, “Even with the global rollout of vaccines, international travel will not return to pre-Covid levels anytime soon.”
Even though
it has become the fi [...]
Amid shift towards direct, Sabre’s new airline storefront aims to help agents catch first rebound
COGNIZANT that there will be consolidation in the travel agency market and that airline distribution is shifting inexorably to direct as a result of the pandemic, Sabre is nevertheless focused on powering travel agents through the recovery with new solutions, including its new airline storefront un [...]
IATA urges governments to accept rapid testing for safe restart to travel; welcomes new director general
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling on governments to accept best-in-class rapid antigen tests according to Covid--19 testing requirements following the publication of new research by OXERA and Edge Health.
The report, commissioned by IATA,
found that antigen tests [...]
