Wego takes pulse on Traveller Intent and Covid Trends in Middle East: Part 1
IN the run-up to WiT Middle East on November 25, we present a summary of the Wego Travel Pulse “Covid-19 & MENA Traveller Intent” from November 18. Part 1, Middle East. Tomorrow, North Africa.
MENA Key Highlights
Wego internal, MENA search activity. 100% equals 2019 average
Tr [...]
GlobalTix tackles content management challenge with Magpie
GLOBALTIX'S growing content management challenge has led the Singapore-based online ticketing platform to forge a partnership with Magpie. The San Francisco company Magpie provides content management solutions to the tours and activities sector.
“As we continue to build up our already vast dat [...]
AirAsia Group confident of returning stronger post pandemic despite setbacks in its overseas units
AIRASIA Japan, a unit of Malaysia-based AirAsia Group (33% stake), which shut down its operations October 5, filed for bankruptcy on November 17.
The airline, in a filing with Bursa Malaysia (stock exchange of Malaysia), said it was “due to insolvency resulting from a demand slump in [...]
Korean Air buys beleaguered Asiana Airlines to become world’s 10th largest airline
KOREAN Air is forking out 1.8 trillion won (US$1.6 billion) for Asiana and its affiliates Air Seoul and Air Busan, using cash from a 2.5 trillion won rights issue early next year.
Korean Air, currently the world's 18th largest, will become
Asiana's biggest shareholder with a 63.9 percent stake [...]
Asia Pacific airlines pledge greater collaboration with governments to reopen borders (UPDATED)
THE Asia Pacific aviation industry has made a commitment to work with governments to reopen borders, ensure the continued safety of aviation, as well as revive air travel.
This affirmation was made in a joint declaration issued at the end of 64th Assembly of Presidents of the Associa [...]
The WiT Podcast – Episode 26: Scott Peterson, Assistant Vice President, Entertainment, Resorts World Sentosa
SGUnited, in partnership with Singapore Tourism Board
Entertainment, defined as “an event performance, or activity designed to entertain others”. Well,
it has certainly not been able to do that for most of 2020 with the pandemic
shutting down live entertainment around the world.
In Singa [...]
Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Dubai airports secure top spots in Safe Travel Barometer’s Safe Travel Score
Airports in Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Dubai are among countries that have topped the global airport landscape with a Safe Travel Score of 4.4 out of 5. In Asia Pacific, Singapore’s Changi Airport was followed closely by Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) with a Safe Travel Score of 4.3.
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Covid has made online travel a game of millimetres, and he who solves testing wins big
Covid has turned online travel from a game of inches to one of millimetres, said Timothy Hughes, vice president corporate development of Agoda, paraphrasing an oft-quoted phrase of former Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.
Speaking during WiT Seoul, Hughes said, “A lot of the breakout tech is jus [...]
“Hello, I am Zooming in while cruising” – and best news of all, a vaccine which sends travel stocks soaring
From cruises and conferences, to Tokyo Olympics and Expo2020 Dubai, slow and steady steps are being taken to revive economies.
I can’t believe I
am saying this in 2020 but I had a Zoom meeting this week in which someone was
calling in while she was on a cruise.
Okay, albeit that
it was to [...]
New survey reveals Covid has ‘drastically’ changed travel habits
Flying habits are set to change drastically for the long term, with eight in 10 passengers saying they will not return to their previous travel routines when the pandemic is over.
This is one of the key findings from a new global survey, Passenger Confidence Tracker, commissioned by Inmarsat an [...]
