Global or local, the future of travel looks bright
IN December 2020, international arrivals were down 74% from a year prior. The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) predicted the pandemic would set international travel back to the levels of 30 years ago. On the day of WiT’s second travel roadshow Singapore experienced 16 locally transmitted Covid- [...]
Amid the constant setbacks, the good that came out of Covid
“DO you
think this thing will ever end?” asked my niece this week as Singapore
announced a tightening of Covid restrictions – groups of eight to five,
workforce in office back to 50%, events down from 750 pax to 250 pax (with
pre-event testing), three-week quarantine for travellers from “hi [...]
AC, Which Way Forward? The different roads that have diverged in travel
“TW0 roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less travelled by,And that has made all the difference.”So penned Robert Frost in “The Road Not Taken”.
Well, it seems that on the long, long road to recovery AC (After Covid),
more than two roads have diverged in travel and all [...]
Skyscanner identifies eight trends that will emerge in travel’s return
Trip planning rises, travellers hedging their bets
GLOBAL travel marketplace Skyscanner has released an in-depth report exploring the new and emerging trends in travel in 2021.
‘Skyscanner Horizons – The Return of Travel’ reveals the emergence
of new travel behaviours. Increa [...]
Aitken: Traveller confidence patchy across the world, pessimism more evident in APAC
Skyscanner builds out more domestic product, adds insurance bundle
AS the Covid-19
virus weaves different paths through the world it is having similar effects on
traveller sentiment across different regions. Said Hugh Aitken, Skyscanner’s
vice president of flights, “On the one hand, in Europ [...]
The WiT Podcast – Episode 36: Demystifying Sustainability, Lee Cheh Hsien, Divisional Director, Planning, Sentosa Development Corporation
How to climb your “Carbon Everest”: Break it down into small actionable steps.
LEE Cheh Hsien, Divisional Director, Planning, Sentosa Development Corporation, is all about breaking down the big topic of sustainability so that island destinations like Sentosa and businesses on the island can [...]
HUAZHU expands into luxury, eyes Japan and Thailand for expansion
Landmark JV with Sunac changes “love-hate” relationship between owners and brands, says Nong Xia
CHINESE hospitality giant, HUAZHU Hotels Group (NASDAD:HTHT), will be stepping up its expansion into the high end hotel segment through its joint venture signed in March this year with Sunac Chin [...]
The Wrap: IATA and UNWTO roll out online destination tracker, air passenger traffic for APAC airlines remains dismal, and more …
THE Wrap is a round-up of
news in the travel and technology industries, and an update on how businesses in
these sectors are adapting and resetting as they prepare for post-pandemic
travel.
IATA, UNWTO launch online destination tracker to prepare for the return of international travel
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Expedia Group offers additional revenue streams to airlines via its template technology
EXPEDIA Group is offering airlines an additional revenue stream in the wake of Covid-19 via its template technology, which provides travellers with the option of adding lodging or car to their flight booking.
The easy-to-integrate technology from Expedia Partner Solutions (EPS) enables airlines [...]
Workations and “bleisure” concepts take root in Japanese work culture, thanks to Covid
ALL eyes are on Japan as its major cities enter a state of emergency, a couple of months before the Olympics. We catch up with co-founder of WiT Japan & North Asia, Kei Shibata, co-founder & CEO, LINE Travel jp & Trip101, for an update from Japan.
“Workation” and "bleisure" cou [...]
