The WiT Podcast – Episode 38: Mieke de Schepper, Executive Vice President and Managing Director Asia Pacific Amadeus IT Group
IN this episode, we
speak about coping with fatigue in a region that’s lagging behind in travel
recovery, how technology can facilitate the return of safe travel and boost
confidence of travellers and how governments and travel companies need to
collaborate to get us out of this and through this [...]
STB’s marketing chief on the need for Global Conversations to spur rethinking
Campaign shares actionable ideas for small businesses to adapt to Covid world
THERE are some who might question the need for Singapore Tourism Board’s latest campaign “SingapoReimagine Global Conversations” at a time when travel businesses in the country have been hammered by Covid, with [...]
Business travel must go on: How a Singapore-based entrepreneur did it amid Covid restrictions
IF there is one thing entrepreneurs have to be, it’s to be resourceful and nimble and Blanca Menchaca, CEO & co-founder of tours and activities platform BeMyGuest, had to find a way not only to save her business but also to grow and diversify, and that meant cementing old partnerships and wel [...]
The Wrap: Accor joins global sustainability network, Emirates implements IATA Travel Pass across worldwide network, and more …
THE Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology industries, and updates on how businesses in these sectors are resetting as they prepare for post-pandemic travel.
Accor joins global sustainability network to help address environmental challenges
Fairmont Banff Springs in Alb [...]
How Mary Li wants to build The Atlas to change the way people buy flights
Her third startup focused on domestic and low cost airline content
SOMETIME in 2019, Mary Li was at an exhibition of South-east Asian art at the National Gallery Singapore when she realised that maps depicting the region in the 18th and 19th centuries varied according to the interpretations of [...]
“We have seen the coffin but there’s always a way back”
How Klook at seven came back with higher revenues
than pre-Covid and profitability
ERIC Gnock Fah, co-founder and COO of Klook, barely remembers what he was doing when he was seven years old. “It’s all a bit of a blur. I studied hard, got good grades, wasn’t very athletic. My family was tr [...]
Sustainability is not cheap, “you have to spend to save”: Pan Pacific’s Choe
Parkroyal Collection expands to Malaysia, group to open 13 new hotels by 2024
SITTING in the lobby of the Parkroyal Collection Marina Bay, I am aware of a feeling of déjà vu mixed with a sensation of something new, lighter, greener. From the outside, it looks and feels like the hotel it used t [...]
Investing in hybrid tech, creating new products and experiences, RWS prepares for a post-pandemic future
THE WiT Travel Roadshow Episode 5 made a bit of history by being the first hybrid broadcast event to be staged at the RWS Convention Centre, which has been re-purposed for events in these extraordinary times.
Speaking to WiT, RWS
vice-president of business innovation, Lam Xue Ying tells us that [...]
The WiT Podcast – Episode 37: Fernando Gibaja, General Manager, Capella Singapore
How a life of travel prepared this hotelier for this period of no travel, dogs and all
THERE was a moment during Covid-19 when Fernando Gibaja wanted to throw in the towel. It was the very first day when Capella reopened, and breakfast turned into a nightmare. “Honestly, I think it was the mos [...]
The Wrap: UNESCO designates Penang Hill a biosphere reserve, Etihad inks new deal with Amadeus, and more …
THE Wrap is a round-up of
news in the travel and technology industries, and updates on how businesses in these sectors
are resetting as they prepare for post-pandemic travel.
UNESCO recognises Penang Hill as biosphere reserve for its unique natural heritage
The Penang Hill Biosphere Re [...]
