The WiT Podcast – Episode 26: Scott Peterson, Assistant Vice President, Entertainment, Resorts World Sentosa
SGUnited, in partnership with Singapore Tourism Board
Entertainment, defined as “an event performance, or activity designed to entertain others”. Well,
it has certainly not been able to do that for most of 2020 with the pandemic
shutting down live entertainment around the world.
In Singa [...]
Covid has made online travel a game of millimetres, and he who solves testing wins big
Covid has turned online travel from a game of inches to one of millimetres, said Timothy Hughes, vice president corporate development of Agoda, paraphrasing an oft-quoted phrase of former Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.
Speaking during WiT Seoul, Hughes said, “A lot of the breakout tech is jus [...]
“Hello, I am Zooming in while cruising” – and best news of all, a vaccine which sends travel stocks soaring
From cruises and conferences, to Tokyo Olympics and Expo2020 Dubai, slow and steady steps are being taken to revive economies.
I can’t believe I
am saying this in 2020 but I had a Zoom meeting this week in which someone was
calling in while she was on a cruise.
Okay, albeit that
it was to [...]
New survey reveals Covid has ‘drastically’ changed travel habits
Flying habits are set to change drastically for the long term, with eight in 10 passengers saying they will not return to their previous travel routines when the pandemic is over.
This is one of the key findings from a new global survey, Passenger Confidence Tracker, commissioned by Inmarsat an [...]
US$100 billion transacted online by SEA’s 400 million Internet users in 2020
Southeast Asia’s digital economy has not just stayed afloat in these tough times, but has seen accelerated growth.
Google, Temasek and Bain & Company’s recent e-Conomy SEA
2020 report said 40 million people came online for the first time this year,
bringing the total number of Internet [...]
“What Travel Recovery Will Look Like For Asia”: McKinsey’s Saxon lays out a slow and cautious roadmap
Not surprising, as of September, the first three
markets in Asia that have recovered the fastest are those with domestic
markets.
Sharing “Reboot: What Travel Recovery Will Look Like for Asia” at WiT Seoul earlier this month, Steve Saxon, partner with McKinsey, who leads the travel practice [...]
Budget 2021’s allocations not sufficient to rescue Malaysia’s travel businesses, say tourism groups
Monetary incentives
provided in a national budget in any country is bound not to please everyone, and
that is the case in Malaysia’s Budget 2021 with the country’s tourism groups
expressing disappointment that the incentives fell short of expectations.
The annual budget presented in Parliame [...]
Tourplus, armed with $1m fund raise, moves from transactions to content to survive Covid
Rickson Goh (centre) and his team: Sticking together through Covid. Goh said there has been no layoffs but the team agreed on pay cuts and unpaid leave to get through this period.
Malaysia-based Tourplus, which matches travellers with driver/guides and personalized itineraries, was on the road t [...]
The Wrap: Marriott and Grab form ‘integrated” partnership, LIVE for Trip campaign raises millions for travel recovery, 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.
Marriott brings its hospitality experience to South-east Asia through partnership with Grab
Bo [...]
No quick recovery to pre-Covid levels for APAC tourist destinations, says GlobalData
Despite some countries across Asia Pacific (APAC) negotiating travel bubble pacts with their “safe” counterparts in a move to revive the tourism sector, recovery to pre- pandemic levels may take time even after all restrictions are withdrawn.
According to data and analytics company GlobalDa [...]
