Hold your horses. Just because you have been vaccinated doesn’t mean you can suddenly travel again.
THAT wasn’t exactly how Singapore’s Minister For Trade and Industry, Chan Chun Sing, phrased it Wednesday morning (April 7) at the Tourism Industry Conference but that was what he meant when asked what vaccinations would mean for Singaporeans travelling out and visitors coming in.
“We shou [...]
From murder mysteries to using data to target locals, lessons on surviving in a global world gone local
PRICE and product were the two main
levers hoteliers and tours and activities providers in Asia had to pull as they
adjusted their businesses to domestic travellers. That, and adjusting marketing
tactics to capture local demand wherever and whenever it popped up, with smart
use of data.
In Sing [...]
Don’t count on travel to return anytime soon, let’s reinvent global travel, STB challenges industry
THE Singapore Tourism Industry Conference (TIC) began on a sober note this morning with Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing, saying, “Even with the global rollout of vaccines, international travel will not return to pre-Covid levels anytime soon.”
Even though
it has become the fi [...]
Amid shift towards direct, Sabre’s new airline storefront aims to help agents catch first rebound
COGNIZANT that there will be consolidation in the travel agency market and that airline distribution is shifting inexorably to direct as a result of the pandemic, Sabre is nevertheless focused on powering travel agents through the recovery with new solutions, including its new airline storefront un [...]
IATA urges governments to accept rapid testing for safe restart to travel; welcomes new director general
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling on governments to accept best-in-class rapid antigen tests according to Covid--19 testing requirements following the publication of new research by OXERA and Edge Health.
The report, commissioned by IATA,
found that antigen tests [...]
Kapap Academy’s Qin wants to grow Angel Wings
Taking self-defence on the road through a travel safety app
EVEN a self-defence business is no defence against Covid and so when the pandemic shut down its physical classes, Qin Yunquan, CEO/co-founder of Singapore-based Kapap Academy, realised it had to create a pandemic-proof business and scal [...]
It is simple. Travel passes have to be easy to use. Tech has to connect the dots.
IT is evident that Covid has forced us out of our comfort zone – from writing about travel tech, we’ve had to speak to psychiatrists (how to manage fear), learn about viruses and transmissions (ad naseum) and last week, interviewed a medical doctor on stage to find out how vaccinations would he [...]
From psychiatrist to doctor, in the journey of Covid
“There is pent-up demand even for business travel”, says Dr Walter Lim
AROUND this time last year I interviewed a psychiatrist Dr Adrian Wang for one of our early virtual events. We were in the initial throes of the pandemic and all of us were gripped by fear at this new unknown that had des [...]
The Wrap: Passenger demand for APAC airlines remains suppressed, Asia Travel Technology Industry Association adds two new members, and more …
THE Wrap is a round-up of news in
the travel and technology industries, and to keep track of developments in
these sectors as businesses adapt and reset to meet challenges in the era of
coronavirus.
Passenger traffic for APAC airlines remains at depressed levels, but cargo demand keeps growing
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Maldives rolls out loyalty programme and 3V (Visit, Vaccinate, Vacation) campaign
TO build on the momentum it has garnered as one of the very few destinations to open to international tourism amid the pandemic the Maldives is upping the ante by launching a loyalty programme for repeat visitors, as well as a “3V Tourism initiative”.
It launched the Maldives Border Miles p [...]
