E-commerce and e-logistics will continue to rise in ASEAN, with new players emerging
This report was compiled by RedSeer.
E-commerce in ASEAN has come a long way since it began in the early 2010s. As we enter a new decade, the industry is poised for rapid growth in the region. The e-logistics market has followed a similar trend with new players emerging towards the latter half [...]
What is it like to manage a “Hotel California”? Behind the scenes of Raffles City hotels with Marcus Hanna
In all his years of hotel-keeping, Marcus Hanna never imagined he’d be running a “Hotel California” type operation where guests “can never leave” their rooms but so it has been for the past months with his hotels, Swissôtel The Stamford (1,252 rooms) and now one tower of the Fairmont Sin [...]
Technology key to recovery for Indian hotels post-Covid
Technology will play a key role in the long road to recovery from the Covid crisis for India’s hospitality industry according to a new report, Indian Hospitality at Tech Tipping Point, produced by RMS Cloud.
The report, which provides an overview and analysis of the impact of technology on In [...]
O’ restless warriors, find your solace at home
One of the earliest literary pieces I read and that left a big impression on me was “Lady Precious Stream”, written by S.I. Hsing.
To cut a long play short – it was a Chinese play written in
English circa 1933 – it’s about the adventures of a restless warrior who, in
the end, after all [...]
Trust the new currency for loyalty, says Sabre
When travel resumes, the new currency for loyalty will be trust, says Frank Trampert, managing director & chief commercial officer, EMEA & APAC for Sabre Hospitality Solutions.
“The new currency for loyalty is more around trust. In the past, people would collect points. Now, people wan [...]
The Wrap: NEC and SITA ink aviation agreement, CWT launches solutions to help revive corporate travel, 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.
NEC, SITA form global partnership to provide a “secure walk-through” airport journey
A secure and automated airport [...]
Lessons from French philosophers applied
Tasked with finding applications for the WiT community from French philosophy, D’EDGE’s CEO Pierre Charles Grob brought up the importance of education, team work and collaboration at WiT’s Virtual Around the World Summit.
You can or create experience. You must undergo it. – Albert Camus [...]
Singapore to resume B2B events, experimenting with hybrid-virtual format
After announcing its domestic tourism recovery strategy, Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has also stated plans to resume B2B events over the course of the next few months. MICE events in Singapore have been suspended since March 2020, in light of the Covid-19 outbreak.
To ensure events resume safe [...]
It’s all about home as $45m SingapoRediscovers domestic campaign launches
Singapore Tourism Board (STB), alongside Enterprise Singapore (ESG) and Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC), is pumping in $45m into a campaign to get locals to travel at home to try and “capture a sliver” of the $34b that Singaporeans spent on overseas trips in 2018.
The S$45m budget, wh [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 17: Karni Tomer, Founder, Wok ‘n’ Stroll
SGUnited, in partnership with Singapore Tourism Board
She describes herself as a “life-long food explorer, driven by a passion for food”. But Karni Tomer, founder and CEO of Wok ‘n’ Stroll in Singapore, is more than that. She is an entrepreneur through and through, driven by creativity, [...]
