“Cannot stand anymore” – after a year of no travel, what have you learnt?
“CAN you believe it? Today’s the day WHO called Covid a pandemic a year
ago,” said my caller this morning (March 11, 2021).
At this stage I am ready to believe anything. Well, not everything because there’s a lot of mixed reality out there – there’s someone’s truth and then there� [...]
The Wrap: Singapore Airlines to trial IATA Travel Pass, Trip.com expands partnership with Shangri-La, 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 businesses adapt and reset to meet challenges in the era of
coronavirus.
Singapore Airlines to pilot IATA's Travel Pass on London service
SIA passengers on the Singapo [...]
Catch-22 of health passports
AS borders around the world continue to
flip-flop in the face of the pandemic, the travel & tourism industry is
putting its collective force behind health passports in a bid to revive travel.
Simply put, health passports would allow the industry to assess travelers based
on their recently uploa [...]
ShopCash to give Wego new wings and funds till travel takes flight again
IN launching ShopCash, its new online
shopping cashback and deal discovery app for Middle
East consumers,
Wego wants to ride on the coat-tails of the
soaring instant cashback e-commerce culture that got further accelerated during
Covid and give investors another reason to back its future growth.&nb [...]
Strong demand for domestic tourism among Saudis, planning to travel internationally with opening of borders
THE majority of Saudi nationals are
enjoying holidays in their own backyard, with many planning to travel both
domestically and internationally this year.
These findings are revealed in the second travel sentiment survey by omni-channel travel brand Almosafer. Conducted online in Saudi Arabia be [...]
Solo Female Travellers chomping at the bit to travel – Greece tops bucket list
IN a year of no travel, the Solo Female Travellers Club managed to grow its members base from 15,000 to 80,000. “Engagement was really high,” said Mar Pages, co-founder of the group that started on Facebook six years ago and is primarily run on the social network.
“I
think people were real [...]
HRS introduces a ‘green’ solution to help organise business travel more sustainably
GLOBAL lodging platform HRS has unveiled Green Stay Initiative, described as “a first-of-its-kind solution that gives corporations and employees a way to organise business travel more sustainably.
Introduced as a pilot in the first quarter of this year, the initiative leverages proprietary tec [...]
Accor and Expedia team up to expand UNESCO sustainability pledge globally
FRENCH multinational hospitality company Accor has joined forces with global travel platform Expedia Group to expand the UNESCO Sustainable Tourism Pledge (The Pledge) into 96 countries to promote sustainable tourism globally.
This tripartite agreement
will see 3,358 Accor hotels globally join t [...]
Passenger traffic tumbles 72% in January, but air cargo demand recovers to pre-pandemic levels
JANUARY air passenger demand fell 72% compared to the pre-Covid level in January 2019, revealed the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The traffic volume, measured in revenue
passenger kilometres (RPKs), was worse than the 69.7% year-over-year decline
recorded in December 2020.
I [...]
Despite Asia being closed, Maldives on track to achieve tourism recovery by mid-2021
Having practised Covid-safe management policies since July 15, destination will get headstart when borders fully open
THE Maldives is betting that its own vaccination programme, the
earlier-than-expected global vaccine rollout and the effectiveness of its Covid-safe
management policies will stan [...]
