Lessons from WIT Africa: Collaboration can be a reason for celebration
No fear, young Africans are treading new paths to entrepreneurial success
ONE continent fascinated 19th century explorers more than any other: Africa.
Explorers like the Scot, David Livingstone; Henry Stanley, who recorded
his journeys for the New York Times, and British scholar Sir Richard B [...]
The future of work and travel
IN most major coporations travel for work occupies a major facility for the worker of all types. Will business travel ever fully recover? I believe that the answer is no, but with some caveats.
Interaction
between teams has long been part of the work life we are used to. So has
meeting with cu [...]
“Africa is like startup”, says Yanolja’s Jongyoon
South Korean giant close to sealing partnership or acquisition deal as it pursues bid to grow to decacorn
JONGYOON Kim, CEO of Yanolja and Yanolja Cloud, is excited about the African market because he says, “Africa is a startup” and he announced at last week’s WiT Africa that he was close [...]
Fighting for the Great Cruise Comeback
Cruise lines face vaccination and sustainability battles but “people are splurging again”
ATTENDING my first Cruiseworld conference in Miami, organised by TravelWeekly, I am struck by three things.
One, the cruise industry in the US is massive, and Asia is but a drop in the ocean, to put [...]
New WTTC & Trip.com Group report uncovers latest consumer trends and shift in traveller behaviour
THE World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and Trip.com Group (Trip.com, Ctrip and Skyscanner) have published ‘Trending in Travel’, a new report that provides an outlook on the shift in traveller behaviour and future booking trends in the wake of Covid-19.
The report focuses on booking tr [...]
Booking.com rolls out travel sustainable badge for the hospitality industry
BOOKING.COM has launched a Travel Sustainable badge for accommodation implementing sustainable practices that "meet the requisite impact threshold for their destination".
According to Booking.com, the badge is the "first of its kind" in the hospitality industry and is applicable to all kinds of [...]
Aerial views: How brands can cater to a new breed of traveller as borders reopen
This article is written by Cumarran Kaliyaperumal, Analytical Lead, Travel, Google, and Hermione Joye, Sector Lead, APAC Travel, Google
THE travel industry is kicking into
gear. Border and quarantine restrictions are easing up with increasing
vaccination rates, and people are ready to travel eve [...]
Etraveli’s B2B strategy pays off as it gets acquired by Booking Holdings for 1.6b Euros
IT was a deal waiting to happen, observers say of the acquisition of Etravel Group by Booking Holdings for 1.63 billion Euros announced this week.
The two companies had been in partnership the last couple of years with the Sweden-based Etraveli Group powering Booking Holdings' entry and [...]
Savouring the now, friendcations, active ecotourism: Trends shaping the travel space in 2022
Amadeus looks into the crystal ball to see what the travel industry can expect for next year.
AFTER almost two years of being grounded people are keen to travel again as borders in many countries reopen to the fully vaccinated, leading to a rise in searches and bookings.
The Amadeus 2022 Tra [...]
RedDoorz CEO on SEA potential, performance marketing lessons and growing up fast
Digitisation accelerated among consumers as well as independent hotel owners
YEOH Siew Hoon interviewed Amit Saberwal, CEO of RedDoorz, Southeast Asia's largest technology-driven hotel management & booking platform at the Phocuswright Conference 2021, where they spoke about the breakout reg [...]
