Passenger traffic tumbles 72% in January, but air cargo demand recovers to pre-pandemic levels
JANUARY air passenger demand fell 72% compared to the pre-Covid level in January 2019, revealed the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The traffic volume, measured in revenue
passenger kilometres (RPKs), was worse than the 69.7% year-over-year decline
recorded in December 2020.
I [...]
Despite Asia being closed, Maldives on track to achieve tourism recovery by mid-2021
Having practised Covid-safe management policies since July 15, destination will get headstart when borders fully open
THE Maldives is betting that its own vaccination programme, the
earlier-than-expected global vaccine rollout and the effectiveness of its Covid-safe
management policies will stan [...]
The Wrap: Malaysia Airlines to launch digital travel health pass, new direct booking solution for groups from Groups360, 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.
Malaysia Airlines to introduce digital travel health pass in move to reopen safe travels
Passe [...]
Amadeus takes hit in revenues and profits, steamrolls ahead with new partnerships and NDC initiatives
DESPITE a 61% contraction in revenue to €2,174.0 million and a 123.9% decline in profit to a loss of €302.4 million in its 2020 results, Amadeus continues to push ahead with new partnerships and New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiatives to drive advanced travel retailing.
In announcing i [...]
Lumitics continues relentless push to cut food waste in travel
LOI'S mission gets momentum from Covid-cost pressure and sustainability movement.
When Lumitics’
founder and CEO Raynor Loi hit upon the idea of tackling the issue of food
waste in Singapore as a 22-year-old finance undergraduate, he would not have imagined
having a platform to speak to minist [...]
WiT’s first Travel Roadshow kicks off at Marina Bay Sands on March 25
MARINA Bay Sands, Expedia Group onboard as Travelling Partners
WiT’s first Travel Roadshow will be broadcast live from Marina Bay Sands’ Hybrid Broadcast Studio in Singapore on March 25, 6 to 8pm SG time.
The first
in the monthly series of events will be run in a hybrid format, featuring [...]
Magpie and Toristy collaborate to power Indonesian OTA Hayo
SAN Francisco-based Magpie Travel has inked an agreement with Toristy, the Helsinki-based provider of SaaS solutions and distribution to the tour, activity and experiences sector.
Under the partnership, the two companies will deliver content management and distribution solutions to tours and a [...]
Indie hotels need to step up digitisation to get fair share of online rebound
How the OTA landscape in Asia changed during Covid
IT speaks to the acceleration of technology adoption among independent hotels in the Asia region that despite a year of literally no cross-border travel, ZUZU Hospitality Solutions was able to double its customer base from 1,500 to 3,000 last ye [...]
Tripadvisor rolls out live sentiment dashboard to help in tourism recovery
TRIPADVISOR has launched a live data intelligence dashboard to support destination marketing organisations (DMOs) on their journey to recovery.
Powered by Tourism Sentiment Index, the dashboard is part of Tripadvisor’s wider suite of data intelligence products for DMOs known as Tripadvisor In [...]
“The mess of the passes”: The battle by airlines to open borders
THERE’S not a day that goes by these days that I do not receive a news release about a new travel/health pass or some other initiative designed to help governments open their borders with some measure of confidence that by so doing, they will not invite another outbreak.
The day after the [...]
