The Year In Review and Looking Forward to 2022, Part 1
OKAY we hit another bump on the road to a fragile recovery but that’s no reason to despair. If there’s one thing this pandemic has taught us, it’s not to take anything for granted but to take each punch as it lands and get up again. So here’s looking back at 2021 (oh, what a year) and forwa [...]
Pace, The Atlas, Spotnana – fuelled by experience, passion and funding
Three startups, helmed by seasoned entrepreneurs, the ones to watch
IF there is one
trend we’ve seen in the startup world, it’s that seasoned entrepreneurs are
returning to solve problems they’ve either been working on for a long time or
turning their eye to new and hot spaces they hope to [...]
D’EDGE accelerates on Europe, consolidates in APAC as pandemic rages on
IF there is one thing the pandemic has done, it’s forced global companies to retreat to local and regional frontiers and Paris-based D-EDGE Hospitality Solutions is certainly looking at the Asia Pacific region in a new light, given the slow recovery of the market.
Pierre Charles Grob: “At le [...]
IATA urges governments to rescind travel bans
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for governments to follow World Health Organisation (WHO) advice and immediately rescind travel bans introduced in response to the coronavirus Omicron variant.
Part of the WHO advice states: “Blanket travel bans will not prevent the [...]
Ready to be a giddy GOAT? Yes, it’s time to go BIG
Yeoh Siew Hoon feels like a kid in a candy store after a marathon trip across the US and Europe
I’VE always fancied myself to be a bit of an eagle (free, fast and flying high) or an owl (wise and nocturnal) – by the way, my new favourite bookstore is now The Learned Owl in Hudson, Ohio [...]
The Wrap: Amadeus unveils cloud vision in new report, WTTC identifies digital solutions to revive travel, Sabre seals tech partnership with GBT
THE Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology sector – new partnerships, product launches, aviation industry updates, innovative solutions, and more …
Amadeus unveils cloud vision to transform travel
New report from Amadeus and Microsoft sets cloud vision in transforming tra [...]
Velocity adds three new startups to portfolio
TRAVEL and hospitality-focused venture capital firm, Velocity Ventures, has announced three new investments in travel and food and beverage (F&B) tech early-stage startups: Hong Kong-based travel booking platform TripGuru, Malaysia-based F&B procurement and inventory management platform F [...]
As Cvent readies public move, CEO Aggarwal assesses hybrid path
MEETINGS management titan Cvent in July announced that it planned to go public during the fourth quarter of 2021 via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. II, a blank check company formed by an affiliate of Dragoneer Investment Group.
Cvent, foun [...]
Govt reponse to Omicron threatens emerging recovery
Travel bans go against WHO's advice, says IATA
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel continued in October 2021 with broad-based improvements in both domestic and international markets. It also warned that the imposition of travel bans by gov [...]
The Wrap: Agoda boosts product offerings, AirAsia introduces FACES, Garuda strengthens partnership with SIA
THE Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology sector - new partnerships, product launches, aviation industry updates, innovative solutions, and more …
Agoda boosts product offerings to facilitate return to travel,
Hotels in Indonesia are now featured in Agoda's alternative sta [...]
