The WiT Podcast – Episode 31: Dear 2020 (Letters From Friends), Part 2
HERE’S Part
2 of The WiT Podcast, Dear 2020, in which we feature “Dear 2020” letters from
our friends from around the world. What would they say to it? How would they
want to remember it by?
We thought
it’d serve as a time capsule of sorts for our industry so that say, in five
years from [...]
The WiT Podcast – Episode 30: Mira Bharin, Director, Brand, Marketing and Communications, Sentosa Development Corporation
Sentosa United, in partnership with Sentosa Development Corporation
IMAGINE this –
last year, Singaporean residents made about 8.58
million outbound departures by air and there were around 2.13 million outbound
departures by sea in that same year. Amazing numbers for a small island of 5.6
mill [...]
The WiT Podcast – Episode 29: WiT Middle East, Part 2
WELCOME to Part
2 of our special report from the Middle East where we present a summary of our
event held on November 25 when we gathered close to 30 speakers to share their
knowledge and insights over four hours.
In Part 2 we hear how critical aviation is to the distribution of vaccines and how [...]
The Wrap: Singapore Airlines in deal with Amadeus to expand distribution strategy, Lufthansa Group and Sabre signed new agreement, 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 brings content to Amadeus Travel
platform via NDC
The SIA-Amadeus partnersh [...]
Tech adoption accelerates on cruises as safety takes top priority and customers go digital
Singapore, Taiwan good models for restarting as safe cruise bubbles
THE forced adoption of technology along the cruise customer journey – from pre-boarding to onboard – and the massive shift of consumers to digital booking channels during Covid will be trends that will underpin cruising lon [...]
The WiT Podcast – Episode 28: Dear 2020 (Letters From Friends), Part 1
RAISE your
hand, anyone who’s not happy to see the back of 2020. What a year.
We thought long and hard about how to mark this year end – have something tangible to remember it by, so that say in five years from now, we in travel could look back and remember what it was like.
Have a time [...]
These cities in the Middle East are experiencing domestic travel boom
WHILE the raging pandemic has
practically rendered international leisure travel off the table for much of
2020, the desire to pack our bags and indulge in the passion of discovery is
far from being extinguished. This desire is most apparent when we take note of
the domestic travel boom in many regi [...]
The WiT Podcast – Episode 27: WiT Middle East, Part 1
WELCOME to a special report from the Middle East where we present a summary of our event held on November 25 when we gathered close to 30 speakers to share their knowledge and insights over four hours.
In Part 1, we hear tales about aviation, why this is a watershed moment
rather than a “glitc [...]
Expedia’s Peter Kern (and moose) looks forward to “rebirth” of travel, “we are all miserable”
At Expedia Explore this week, CEO Peter Kern spoke to me about the moose, his spirit animal; his “zero doubt” that travel will be back; the pain Expedia has gone through to simplify and focus; and his growth mindset despite being labelled “Mr Restructuring”.
PETER Kern, CEO of Expedia Gr [...]
The Wrap: TripAdmit’s new solution for tour and activity providers to sell online, airasia group celebrates 19th birthday with airasia Museum launch, 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.
Travel startup TripAdmit rolls out new solution for tour and activity operators to sell online
[...]
