The Long Run’s time has come as sustainability awareness peaks, new report shows consumers more willing to pay
The turn of the decade has certainly been pivotal for The Long Run. Founded in 2009 as an initiative of Zeitz Foundation’s international programme, it had been plugging away quietly at the very important business of sustainability and now, well, you could say, its time in the sun has come.
Fo [...]
Covid-19: OYO sets up fund to assist South-east Asian partners
OYO Hotels and Homes has committed US$200,000 to support its partners and their families in South-east Asia affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
Its chief executive officer for South-east Asia, Japan and the Middle East Dr Mandar Vaidya said this followed a similar move in China wher [...]
Dream Cruises suspends Genting Dream’s Singapore operations
Dream Cruises is "voluntarily" suspending the operations of Genting Dream from Singapore from 23 February until 27 March, citing ongoing concern surrounding the current Covid-19 outbreak ,
“Dream Cruises has made the difficult decision to suspend its operations from Singapore as a measure to [...]
Life in Orange: Making sense of advisories and having blonde moments
When all
this is over, we will all look back and wonder how the whole world got unravelled
by a virus but in the meantime, we have to deal with it and live through it.
And write
about it.
Because at
times like these, you have to keep reminding yourself and others that life goes
on, and we a [...]
European airlines top earners of ‘a la carte revenue’, Asian carriers second
European airlines led in the sale of ancillary adds-on for 2019 with US$31.5 billion in revenue while their Asian counterparts are second with US$$21.1 billion, according to a report by CarTrawler and IdeaWorksCompany.
The study reveals the total la carte revenue collected by airlines worldwide [...]
Don’t build more, fix problems first, Penang tourism master planners told
Less than a month to go before WiT Indie kicks off in Penang on March 13, and fireworks have exploded over the new Penang Tourism Master Plan that was presented a week ago, with criticisms ranging from it not meeting the needs of industry and travellers to “building more when we should be solving [...]
WiT Seoul 2020: “Parasite” win puts spotlight on South Korea’s rising power in art, tech and travel
“The dynamism of Korea is now in travel”
When Bong Joon-Ho walked up the dais to pick up the Oscar for Best Film at the Oscars, you could almost hear the whole of South Korea cheering. The director of “Parasite” made history as the first Foreig [...]
The Wrap: Malaysia Airlines codeshares with Chile’s LATAM to build footprint in South America
News Roundup: Airlines forming partnership are in focus with Malaysia Airlines codesharing with LATAM Airlines Group, Japan Airlines in NDC partnership with Amadeus, Etihad’s tie-up with Norwegian tech firm to develop travel solution, Mongolian Airlines' collaboration with Sabre to grow routes
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Covid-19: APAC travel takes hit, SEA startups will struggle for funding
No
one doubts the impact of Covid-19 will be felt in every sector, from airlines
to hotels and startups. A report from Velocity Ventures, a VC fund based in
Singapore, for example, anticipates a drop in funding of 25% for startups in
South-east Asia. But all are keeping an eye on when recovery will [...]
ZUZU Hospitality hits sweet spot, and why there’s less need for hotels to have a brand today
Four years on, after having signed its first hotel in July 2016, ZUZU Hospitality believes it has found its sweet spot in helping independent hotels manage their demand and revenue management.
It now has 1,800 hotels, with the sweet spot being those with 20-50 rooms, across South-east Asia name [...]
