Upcoming school holidays mean more staycations; hope for travel bubbles to allow June travel
IN pre-Covid days, the March school holidays for Singapore families would usually mean a short trip to countries like Thailand and even to as far away as the United Kingdom.
This year, however, over 90% of Singaporeans are looking for short staycations during the March 13 to 21 holidays. Howeve [...]
Covid-19 cash burn continues – urgent preparations for restart
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new analysis showing that the airline industry is expected to remain cash negative throughout 2021. Previous analysis (November 2020) indicated that airlines would turn cash positive in the fourth quarter of 2021. At the industry level, ai [...]
Why FCM Asia chose to launch own Digital Health Wallet
“We can’t wait for a global solution, we have to solve immediate needs”
WHILE waiting for the various travel passes to be sorted out, FCM Travel Solutions Asia has launched its own Digital Health Wallet, an app aimed at helping its customers back on the road, specifically travellers out of [...]
Travelport introduces new look in “end to end” rebrand
TRAVEL retail platform Travelport has revealed its new look as part of a “holistic” rebrand.
The firm’s well-known blue and green logo has been replaced with a modern look under the tag line ‘Change Is For The Brave’. The logo now appears in two colours, either Travelport Black o [...]
Expedia Cruises launches new tools to help industry navigate recovery
Eichhorst on Covid’s impact on digitisation and distribution, and how cruises will restart
CRUISES may be stalled for the moment but positive search data in fourth quarter 2020, signifying substantial pent-up demand, has promoted Expedia Cruises to launch a new suite of tools to support cruis [...]
The Wrap: Malaysia Airlines joins IATA’s initiative to champion gender balance, Emirates rolls out content on NDC platform and GDS fees, 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 joins IATA's 25by2025 to boost gender balance in aviation industry
Malaysia [...]
Emirates operates first flight serviced by fully vaccinated frontline teams
DUBAI-BASED Emirates on January 21 joined the list of world airlines to operate a flight with fully vaccinated frontline teams servicing customers at every touchpoint of the journey.
Flight EK215 departed Dubai for Los Angeles at 8.30am on that day supported by over 70 fully vaccinated frontline [...]
Air China, China Southern and AirAsia highest rated for health and safety protocols
Changi Airport Singapore tops Safe Travel Barometer for airports
AIR CHINA, China Southern and AirAsia topped the January 2021 chart put together by Safe Travel Barometer, a travel tech solution provider that has created a tool to monitor and benchmark traveller experience and Covid-10 health an [...]
For sale. Melatonin. Never Used.
BUT don’t despair. Connect@Changi launched to revive business travel, Budget to deepen position as global Asia node in startups and deep tech.
I know. It’s shameless, borrowing from the great Ernest Hemingway and his
“baby shoes, never used” quote, but I felt rather teary, looking at my [...]
Flush with new funds, Questo brings its gaming tours to Asia and beyond
City games being developed in Thailand, Japan, and UAE
ROMANIA-BASED startup Questo, that brought gamification to the tours and activities space two years ago, has secured a new round of funding totalling US$1.5 million and is ready to double the size of its footprint and to expand its list of p [...]
