Introducing The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis
It is said crisis unites and there’s no better time than now for unity as the travel industry undergoes its biggest test with the outbreak of Covid-19. With Asia being the first to be impacted, and the rest of the world now feeling the repercussions, there are lessons to be learnt and experiences [...]
AirAsia X offers a year’s unlimited flights for US$119 to restore confidence in travel
Airlines in the Asia Pacific region are expected to suffer US$27.8 billion revenue loss in 2020, the bulk of which would be borne by carriers registered in China with $12.8 billion lost due to the coronavirus (Covid-19), said the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
(Update: On 5 Mar [...]
Events platform Bizly wins top innovator award at The Business Travel Show
Bizly, the “all-in-one platform for building events” topped eight final entries that pitched at the Business Travel Innovation Faceoff during the recent Business Travel Show at the Olympia London.
The judges cross-examined, evaluated and critiqued all
eight supplier presentations to determi [...]
MMT’s Kalra aims to keep busy with product, M&A and expansion: “I’m not going anywhere”
If you think that the move of Deep Kalra from group CEO to executive chairman of MakeMyTrip marks the end of an era, he’d be the first to pooh-pooh the notion. For him, it marks the beginning of a new chapter in which he can “spend more time doing the things I wanted to do”.
“It’s a f [...]
A US$4.8 billion economic stimulus package for Malaysia to mitigate Covid-19 impact (Updated)
Malaysia has unveiled the 2020 Economic Stimulus Package worth US$4.75 billion (RM20 billion) to combat the effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak on the tourism industry and to ensure the country’s economy remains on strong foundation .
The stimulus
package has three strategies – to [...]
Expedia job cuts, Booking braces for “significant impact”, “winter is best time” – learn from cockroaches
I’ve been mulling over what I heard William Bao Bean of SOSV Capital say in a Techsauce Global podcast, “It is the cockroaches, the survivors, who can really take advantage of this tough environment that will build the next generation of leaders.”
Curious about cockroaches and inspire [...]
The Wrap: Accor, Visa team up to introduce new payment card
News Roundup: Partnerships forged with big names in travel joining forces: Accor and Visa launching payment card, HelloGbye’s tie-up with Travelport to service TMCs, Lufthansa Group expanding cooperation with Amadeus to enhance traveller experience
Accor, Visa team up to introduce payment ca [...]
Being in Asia “no brainer” for Lufthansa Innovation Hub as it rolls out into Travel & Mobility tech space
Christine Wang, head of business development for Lufthansa Innovation Hub’s new centre in Asia (pictured right), speaks to Yeoh Siew Hoon about her learnings as she takes her first dip into travel and aviation and her plans to engage with startups in the region in the area of travel and mobility [...]
WiT Middle East Watch: ME’s next big things, Almosafer launches WhatsApp support, Regus ups the flexible workspaces ante in Egypt
Middle East’s next big things
Car-sharing service Ekar is eyed as next big thing
MENA
(Middle East and North Africa) startups had a robust funding year in 2019 and
several startups have in particular caught the eye of investors as having the
potential to be the region’s next big thing. H [...]
Howie Chang thinks and moves Forward with new school concept in Penang
The notion that schools today are not keeping pace with changes outside, regardless of the industry but in particular the tech industry, is neither ground-breaking nor novel. What is innovative, however, is a school that purports to churn out not just students with a degree or diploma in hand, but [...]
