Kapap Academy’s Qin wants to grow Angel Wings
Taking self-defence on the road through a travel safety app
EVEN a self-defence business is no defence against Covid and so when the pandemic shut down its physical classes, Qin Yunquan, CEO/co-founder of Singapore-based Kapap Academy, realised it had to create a pandemic-proof business and scal [...]
It is simple. Travel passes have to be easy to use. Tech has to connect the dots.
IT is evident that Covid has forced us out of our comfort zone – from writing about travel tech, we’ve had to speak to psychiatrists (how to manage fear), learn about viruses and transmissions (ad naseum) and last week, interviewed a medical doctor on stage to find out how vaccinations would he [...]
From psychiatrist to doctor, in the journey of Covid
“There is pent-up demand even for business travel”, says Dr Walter Lim
AROUND this time last year I interviewed a psychiatrist Dr Adrian Wang for one of our early virtual events. We were in the initial throes of the pandemic and all of us were gripped by fear at this new unknown that had des [...]
Getting processes and passes right is critical and the big win is in restarting of travel
EVEN as vaccination programmes, the holy grail on which many of us are pinning our travel hopes, are being rolled out in most countries in the world, it is painfully clear there is still a lot of work to do before we see meaningful volumes of travel return.
And getting
it all right is critical [...]
The Wrap: Passenger demand for APAC airlines remains suppressed, Asia Travel Technology Industry Association adds two new members, and more …
THE Wrap is a round-up of news in
the travel and technology industries, and to keep track of developments in
these sectors as businesses adapt and reset to meet challenges in the era of
coronavirus.
Passenger traffic for APAC airlines remains at depressed levels, but cargo demand keeps growing
[...]
Maldives rolls out loyalty programme and 3V (Visit, Vaccinate, Vacation) campaign
TO build on the momentum it has garnered as one of the very few destinations to open to international tourism amid the pandemic the Maldives is upping the ante by launching a loyalty programme for repeat visitors, as well as a “3V Tourism initiative”.
It launched the Maldives Border Miles p [...]
Ragge: Corporate travel needs a “dream alliance”, and to prove value in net zero emissions world
AS emotionally exhausting as dealing with Covid-19 has been, Tobias Ragge, CEO of HRS has still had time to dream of a new and better world of corporate travel which he says has been completely disrupted by the pandemic.
“Entering
this stage, travel is completely disrupted,” said Ragge, who [...]
Five rules to engage the new digital customer
IF you haven’t figured it out already, here is your new customer: digital, unpredictable and easy to lose, and more powerful. And this new customer is changing how companies work and compete.
Adobe,
releasing its Digital Trends Survey 2021 in which 13,000 marketing,
advertising, e-commerce, cr [...]
Travel will emerge safer and more sustainable, digitised and grateful – with Mixed Reality thrown in
Key lessons from WiT’s first Travel Roadshow as a medical expert weighs in on the intersection of health, travel and identity
WIT'S first Travel Roadshow kicked off yesterday (March 25) on a positive note with speakers believing that the industry, both travel and events, will emerge better and [...]
The Wrap: First NDC-booked travellers on Qantas, Korean Air trials IATA Travel Pass, and more …
First NDC-booked travellers flew on Qantas’ Sydney-Melbourne flight
First NDC-booked passengers on Qantas travelled to Melbourne from Sydney. (Image credit: Jordan Comley/Getty Images)
Travelport has started the rollout of bookings on Qantas using International Air Transport Ass [...]
