WiT Experience Week, Rewind: We’re doing everything we can but it’s messy, “governments must act”
If there is one clear message I took away from hosting Day 1 of WiT Experience Week today, September 28, it is that every one of us is doing all we can to survive this Covid-19 storm but our fortunes (or misfortunes) lie in the hands of governments.
When asked the question in our audience pollin [...]
Key takeaways from Google Think Travel APAC to be shared at WiT this week
Last week saw
the launch of Think Travel APAC 2020, Google’s flagship innovation and
marketing event for the travel industry. Over two days 250 travel executives
from over 20 countries tuned in to hear from CEOs, Google product teams and top
industry players on what they are doing to pivot and su [...]
Klook goes Live! in latest sales and marketing salvo
Travel and leisure booking platform Klook has not wasted a lot of time since the pandemic hit sitting in board rooms deciding how to get through this crisis. Back in May, its COO and co-founder told WiT that it was developing product lines to address “a multi-stage recovery of travel” and it ha [...]
How to stitch an events quilt for the hybrid world
I don’t know much about quilting but at times, I have felt like we are stitching together a new kind of events quilt for the coronavirus age.
I know,
everybody says this is the new thing, that virtual’s the state to be in for now
because we have no choice and hybrid’s the way forward even [...]
One-way trips, shorter booking windows – trends impacting travel: Skyscanner report
The New World of Travel Report released this week by Skyscanner looks at what the future of travel should look like, as well as explore the economics of travel and the changing psychology of travellers.
Among the sectors covered are domestic travel,
pattern of booking lead times, lo [...]
Getting insurance right will be key to rebuilding traveller confidence – Hepstar’s Dyason sees shift in consumer behaviour
In the face of intense volatility during the pandemic, travellers are more than ever needing assurances and safety nets before they will resume travel. Besides potential medical expenses, there are refunds for cancellations, additional costs for quarantine and/or repatriation if border regulations [...]
IATA calls for systematic Covid-19 testing of all international travellers before departure
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for the development and deployment of systematic Covid-19 testing for all international flight passengers before departure as an alternative to quarantine.
IATA will work through the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) [...]
The Wrap: STB and Visa sign three-year pact to assist Singapore’s tourism SMEs, WTTC Safe Travels stamp adopted by 100 destinations, 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 the green shoots of recovery slowly take root.
STB, Visa collaborate to aid Singapore’s tourism and lifestyle SMEs in their recovery
One of the aims of STB-Visa mark [...]
Covid-19 has shortened flight booking lead times in APAC, led by India and Thailand
Indian travellers appear to be the most
last minute in the Asia Pacific region when it comes to booking flights,
averaging just 10 days before their departure between March-July 2020.
They are followed by Thai and Singaporean
travellers, who booked on average 21 and 25 days prior to departure. & [...]
Building up or breaking up – which is harder? Michael Issenberg on growing Accor APAC from “practically nothing”
You could say the Covid-19 lifestyle of no-travel-stay-home has been kind to Michael Issenberg personally. Without setting out to do so, he has shed at least eight kilos and feels fit and great. “I woke up one day and realised my pants were loose,” he laughed. “It must be the eating at home, [...]
