We are all in the same boat but it appears to be different oceans
“Even in tiny Singapore, we have our own small ocean to explore. I've booked a boat trip to an outer island, no passport required. Where you are determines your outlook, but we need new eyes. Freedom, grab it when you can.”
The previous week, I got so excited I nearly fell off the high chair [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 15: Mike Barclay, Group CEO, Mandai Park Holdings
#SGUnited, in partnership with Singapore Tourism Board
As the Group CEO of Mandai Park Holdings (MPH), Mike Barclay oversees both Mandai Park Development, the entity set up to drive the rejuvenation of Mandai into an integrated wildlife and nature precinct, and Wildlife Reserves Singapore, the o [...]
We need to rediscover scrappiness, says Louise Daley, Deputy CEO, APAC, Accor
Louise Daley, Deputy CEO, APAC, Accor was interviewed by Yeoh Siew Hoon, founder, WiT during the WiT Virtual Summit on June 24. Watch the full video here.
Here are the key takeaways:
On the first countries to emerge from the Covid-19 rubble
China – "Now with the way that that the ep [...]
A letter to my daughter in times of corona, by Stephan Ekbergh, CEO, Travelstart
This letter was written and presented by Stephan Ekbergh, CEO, Travelstart, at the WiT Virtual Summit, held on June 24. Watch his speech here.
Dear Hannah,
You’re in Sweden, pregnant and happy. A country that choose its own way of dealing with Covid. Open, free, trusting its citizens. I’ [...]
Agoda’s John Brown on travelling back in time, spreading out tourism and making his Covid-19 movie
John Brown, CEO, Agoda was interviewed by Yeoh Siew Hoon, founder, WiT during the WiT Virtual Summit on June 24. Here are the key takeaways:
On his first trip since the pandemic
“I am in Koh Samui … it’s been way too long and
it feels great. It really feels like you're travelling back i [...]
MakeMyTrip’s Deep Kalra on rapid testing, product enrichment and travel bubbles
Deep Kalra, co-founder and group executive chairman, MakeMyTrip was interviewed by Yeoh Siew Hoon, founder, WiT during the WiT Virtual Summit on June 24. Here are the key takeaways:
Tentative recovery – expect mis-steps in opening up
“Flights have been allowed to open to 33% capacity soon [...]
The Wrap: Dream Cruises resumes operations in July after Covid-19 shutdown, Singapore Tourism Board hosts China webinar on Tencent Cloud platform, 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.
Dream Cruises restarts operations in July, beginning with sailings in Taiwan
Explorer Dream has undergone a thorough dee [...]
WiT Community Blog: Giovanni Angelini on ‘Surviving a Wild Cash Flow Crisis: Reflections, Observations, and Views’
Giovanni Angelini, advisor & consultant, Angelini Hospitality, shares an insightful and provoking article that can be useful to many during this challenging economic situation that the hospitality industry is facing.
Image credit: Angelini Hospitality
Fulfilling obligations,
firming-up [...]
Board of directors vote to liquidate NokScoot
NokScoot’s Board of Directors has passed a resolution to liquidate the company. Its shareholders will deliberate the same resolution at a general meeting to be held in about 14 days.
A press statement
said, “NokScoot, a joint venture between Scoot and Thailand-based airline Nok
Air, has been [...]
The themes that unite the world of online travel: Key takeaways from WiT Virtual Summit
“Unite” was the theme and, as the WiT Virtual Summit went round the world in six hours, it was clear a few key themes united the world of online travel.
Here are the key takeaways.
1. Domestic recovery begins, but “be prepared for stumbles”
In Samui for his first trip since the ou [...]
