Greenwashing? Forget it. Don’t tell and sell, just do it
MORE and more, customers want to participate in sustainable travel so forget greenwashing. And don’t tell and sell, just do it.
This was the consensus among the three panelists at the recent WiT Experience Singapore during a session on “The Tech, Heart & Dollars of Sustainability”. Eve [...]
Royal Caribbean tells traditional travel agents: ‘Don’t be afraid of the digital space’
Travel partners who are digitally selling cruises have been able to recover business faster than those who have not yet entered the space successfully.
THERE are not many people selling travel who can claim that the Covid pandemic has been good for their business.
Angie Stephen, vice-presiden [...]
As Thailand reopens, it looks to better days with new bio, circular, green tourism model
“Covid has taught Thailand a huge lesson in balance,” says deputy governor Numfhon Boonyawat
WITH Thailand reopening to vaccinated travellers from all countries on November 1, the country is certainly looking forward to better days. But one woman is determined it also builds back better. Dur [...]
Match fit, Scoot is ready to swap scenario planning for the real thing
Robust and ready to go, Scoot has put pieces in place for a digital future
THREE days after rejoining Scoot in 2020, CEO Campbell Wilson was told to go home. Covid had struck.
But
being locked down at home during “a difficult time, both from a business and a
staff perspective” gave Wilso [...]
The Wrap: Klook and Dream Cruises integrate APIs globally, weak September for Asia Pacific airlines, and more …
THE Wrap is a round-up of
news in the travel and technology industries, and updates on how businesses in these sectors
are resetting as they prepare for post-pandemic travel.
Klook and Dream Cruises synchronise their multi-market APIs
Customers of Klook get access to Dream Cruises worl [...]
WiT raises more than US$50,000 for Phare scholarships
Performance by Phare, The Cambodian Circus enthralls audience
WiT for Good, the fund-raising activity of WiT Experience Singapore 2021, raised more than US$50,000 for Phare Ponleu Selpak, the 30-year-old Cambodian NGO that supports arts and youths in Cambodia.
The funds
raised will go towards [...]
Trip.com Group ready to hit the accelerate button on growth and investments
“Covid slowed us down but we will continue growth trajectory in Asia,” says James Liang
THE pandemic has not derailed Trip.com Group’s mission to be the leading international travel brand in Asia by 2022 and the leading international travel brand in the world by 2025 – a goal it shared [...]
From fighting to reopen to leading the way in tech innovation, Asia travel puts its best foot forward
Key takeaways from WiT Experience Singapore 2021
IT’S been a tradition of past WiTs that a group of us would escape to a remote location or island somewhere to mark the end of yet another event. Over the years, we’ve been to Siem Reap, Bali, Phuket, Samui, Penang, Kuching with Nikoi and Cemp [...]
Cheers to beers and Sentosa’s common goal
Strength in numbers guides Sentosa down the path to sustainability
ITS resorts are world class. Its
attractions are hard to beat. Its overall appeal is undiminished.
But when Covid hit, Sentosa’s international
arrivals, which had previously accounted for 80% of all arrivals – slumped. It [...]
Know the endemic traveller: Longer stays, hyper focused, higher spending
WITH the
rapid rollout of vaccination in Asia Pacific (APAC), many countries are
preparing to live in an endemic phase, and opening their borders to their
people to travel abroad.
This
development has given rise to the endemic traveller who is prioritising leisure
travel because they have been [...]
