Unsung heroes who fight to save their people, business and community
Emma Bowyer, Laurent Kuenzle, Andrew
Dixon and Thushan Shanmugarajah have one thing in common – they are doing all
they can to get through the Covid-19 crisis with their people intact, and each
is doing it differently.
In fact, Bowyer, managing director of ICMS Australasia, even hired a new s [...]
GlobalTix goes back to SaaS roots as it finds ways to survive Covid-19
“Time for companies to build up tech stack, capacity management solutions in demand”
If there’s one positive outcome of the coronavirus crisis for Singapore startup GlobalTix, it’s that it has forced the company back to its roots – that of being a SaaS (Software as a Service) model to [...]
WiT Community Blog: Julian Jost, co-founder & CEO, Spacebase
With
our industry at a standstill, some of us coming out of lockdown and some of us
still confined to home, this is our blog for you – it’s a way to share stories
within our community, to form solidarity and foster a sense of belonging.
Fighting tooth and nail in Berlin
Julian Jost: " [...]
Covid-19 Wrap: Domestic and regional travel bubbles are at forefront of consumers’ minds, Accor partners AXA to offer guests medical support, and more …
The Covid-19
Wrap is part of WiT’s “Unity In Crisis” series, a round-up of news on the
coronavirus and its impact on travel.
Domestic and regional travel bubbles at forefront of consumers’ minds as travel restrictions ease
Queenstown in New Zealand has seen an increase in search with [...]
Expedia Group commits $275m fund to aid partners’ recovery
Expedia Group is committing $275 million to help partners rebound from the impact of COVID-19 and fuel industry-wide recovery efforts.
Research carried out by
Expedia Group in April 2020 shows lodging partners want support from OTAs in
four priority areas as they look to rebound from the pandem [...]
After saving itself, Expedia’s ready to rebuild travel: Ranque on what’s needed to restart and how Covid-19 forced a big clean-up
As a boy, Cyril Ranque flew a lot. His mother was a flight attendant on Air France. One day, on a flight from Mauritius to Paris, he was sitting next to the window and saw one of the aircraft engines on fire.
“At that time, I didn’t know the fuel was in the wings,” recalled the president [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 10: Tao Tao, Co-founder and COO, GetYourGuide
“Make learning your superpower and Google must do the right and smart thing”
Making learning his superpower, lobbying Google for relief and thinking about the accelerated decoupling of the world – those are the things that have been keeping Tao Tao, co-founder and COO of GetYourGuide, bus [...]
The state of travel in APAC: Identifying trends to prepare for the road ahead
By Hermione Joye, Sector Lead, Travel & Vertical Search APAC, Google (original post here)
Before unforeseen circumstances altered life as we knew it, travel in APAC was booming. Valued at $446 billion in 2019, APAC’s travel market led North America and Europe and was projected to grow f [...]
K-Startup Grand Challenge: global startup competition open for entries, deadline June 25
The K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC 2020) is currently open for entries (deadline: June 25) with upcoming online regional auditions starting in mid July. The top finalists stand to receive grants of up to USD$120,000.
The competition is open to global entries, who must audition online for health [...]
A love story about Otter, Zoom and Cuckoo’s Nest
I’ve never slept as well as I have the past two months. In fact, I’ve never slept in the same bed as long as I have. I’ve traded in my travel apps for productivity and health apps. Goodbye, Tripit. Hello, Notability. Goodbye, Timeshifter. Hello Otter.
Otter has
improved my life considerab [...]
