WiT Indie 2020: Instil confidence in travel with correct information at right time, says Trip.com’s Ooi Chee Teong
The
third edition of WiT Indie held in Penang
this Friday, gathered a passionate crowd of independent entrepreneurs,
hoteliers and experience providers, eager to learn, collaborate and share ideas
on how travel can recover quickly from Covid-19 and fly even higher.
Yeoh Siew Hoon, founder, WiT, [...]
AAPA urges governments to review or roll back travel restrictions
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) is calling governments to rethink or refrain from introducing travel restrictions as they are causing disruptions to the aviation and travel industry worldwide.
The aviaion group points out that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has indicated tha [...]
Etihad shows support for China in collaboration with Tencent to stimulate travel
Companies forming partnership and working together to ride through the current coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak is one of the key factors in helping revive the travel market, and to reassure people that travel is safe. Etihad Airways is one such company.
The national airline of the United Arab Em [...]
New management platform sets sight on boutique hotels in South-east Asia
A new cloud-based platform launched last week by HMP is targeting boutique hotels in South-east Asia with offer of a “360-degree solution".
The platform HMP Master claims it will help hoteliers "boost operational performance, enhance management efficiency, integrate reservations, sales and ma [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity in Crisis – Episode Two
It is said crisis unites and there’s no better time than now for unity as the travel industry undergoes its biggest test with the outbreak of Covid-19. With Asia being the first to be impacted, and the rest of the world now feeling the repercussions, there are lessons to be learnt and experiences [...]
WiT Indie 2020: Come celebrate the spirit of courage and adventure, and learn how to recover and fly high
“Race captures spirit of adventure and courage that’s needed at this time”
Singapore Sidecars by Sideways.sg, in conjunction with WiT, is organising a fund-raising land race in its famous sidecars to arrive in Penang on March 12, the day before WiT Indie.
Their goal is to cover 800km in [...]
WiT Middle East 2020 moves to November 24, “we will return stronger”
Following an intense week of consultation with key stakeholders in its Dubai event, scheduled for April 7, WiT has decided to move its Middle East edition to November 24.
The uncertainty over the developing Covid-19 situation in the region had made it hard to plan for
the one-day event.
“ [...]
The Wrap: ZUZU Hospitality expands to Vietnam, boosts team with new hires
News Roundup: ZUZU Hospitality spreading operations to Vietnam with new sales offices, Malaysia Airlines and Travelport broaden ties, Vistara’s leveraging Sabre technology for growth
ZUZU Hospitality expands to Vietnam, boosts team with new hires
ZUZU Hospitality expanding operations undet [...]
Preparing for life in a cookie-less world: ADARA’s Garner on building identity graph and an alternative data co-op
The first question I asked Scott Garner, executive vice president and chief commercial officer of ADARA, how he felt being in Singapore when it’s in Dorscon (Disease Outbreak Response System Condition) Orange Alert, he said, “I’d be okay if it wasn’t for the people around me worrying.”
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Introducing The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis
It is said crisis unites and there’s no better time than now for unity as the travel industry undergoes its biggest test with the outbreak of Covid-19. With Asia being the first to be impacted, and the rest of the world now feeling the repercussions, there are lessons to be learnt and experiences [...]
