Travelstart and MakeMyTrip: Charting a post-pandemic future
TWO online travel pioneers – Travelstart founded in 1999 in Africa and MakeMyTrip founded in India in 2000 – were at WiT Experience Singapore to share how they are facing the future as they emerge from the dust of Covid.
In a wide-ranging conversation, both companies talked about new service [...]
Inspired by French Riviera, powered by Sweden, taking root in Cape Town
“Magic happens when there is diversity”: Stephan Ekbergh on Innovation City Cape Town
TRAVEL entrepreneur and CEO of Travelstart, Stephan Ekbergh, is embarking on a new project, Innovation City, to transform his adopted home of Cape Town into a thriving, diverse ecosystem of digital talent, [...]
Sponsored Post: Travel industry maintains momentum
THE third quarter of 2021 saw sustained
momentum for the travel industry, even if the Covid-19 Delta variant and other
global factors impacted performance slightly.
For instance, in Asia Pacific (APAC) the reopening of Singapore - and Australia’s trial vaccine passport programme with select c [...]
Letter from Fort Lauderdale: The sun rises on global travel
Expedia's Kern says no more “peanut butter” approach to expansion while Concur founder Steve Singh dives deep into corporate travel disruption
WHEN Mark Mahaney, senior managing director of investment banking firm, Evercore, asked the audience at the Phocuswright conference how many had trav [...]
APAC airlines commit to sustainable and smooth recovery of the industry
AAPA pledges to partner governments in rebuilding global air travel
“WE do see light at the end of the tunnel and more and more governments are coming up with roadmaps to reopen their borders and also understanding the importance of sustainability for the airlines,” said Subhas Menon, direct [...]
The Commander and the Hawk: Sometimes it’s good to let go
KAYAK and Open Table chief on entry into hospitality and changes to work habits
THIS week, KAYAK announced two more hotels in New Mexico, in addition to its existing one in Miami. Steve Hafner talks about what this expansion into hospitality means plus how he’s been managing through the pandem [...]
Japanese travel in transition to better times ahead as curbs eased and Go To Travel campaign may restart
JTB’s president sees “bright future”, Reiwa wants to shake up outbound travel market
JAPAN’S battered tourism industry is hopeful that it
may be turning the corner on the pandemic. At the end of September, the state
of emergency covering Tokyo and 18 other prefectures was lifted and an i [...]
The Digital Decade has arrived in South-east Asia, and there’s no turning back
Get excited: ‘The Roaring 20s’ report predicts a $1 trillion digital economy in the region by 2030.
GUESS how many people began using the internet in South-east Asia this
year? 10 million? Way too low. Try again. 20 million? Double that figure and
you’ll be spot on.
Forty million new us [...]
Silversea expects pick-up in Asia from revenge spending
SIMON Yip, vice president sales, Asia for Silversea Cruises believes high end cruising will benefit from revenge spending as travellers in Asia come out of their enforced hibernation and seek a slower, more luxurious pace of travel.
“We are encouraged to see parts of
Asia opening up,” said [...]
Sponsored Post: Singapore’s Sentosa Island provides enriching experiences for visitors with a variety of new openings
Travellers to the island can explore new work, stay and play experiences that are fruitful and memorable.
Sentosa Island Gateway at night
SENTOSA has forged ahead with its endeavour to constantly refresh and reinvent itself, and to provide new avenues for their guest’s enjoyment. The Islan [...]
