Curiouser and curiouser; The Curious Case of the Missing Peranakan Treasure returns for its second run proving that digital productions really do have legs
NOT new tech but new thinking. In the fourth episode of our Virtual Experience Makers series with GEVME, we speak to actor Hossan Leong and Derrick Chew, executive producer at Sight Lines Entertainment, and go behind the scenes of the making of The Curious Case of the Missing Peranakan Treasure, a [...]
Guest Blog: Why data is crucial to the success of travel companies post-lockdown
IF the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic was the hallmark of 2020, the global vaccine rollout is shaping up to be the defining development of 2021. While this has instilled a new sense of hope across the globe, the emergence of new Covid-19 variants underscores the fact that we are not completely out [...]
AirAsia acquires Gojek’s Thai operations in all-share deal
Gojek to increase investment in its Vietnam and Singapore operations in realigned strategy, acquires stake in airasia Super App
AIRASIA is revving up the expansion of its superapp footprint in ASEAN with the acquisition of Indonesian ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek’s business in Thailand. [...]
Travel is back in the US – families hitting the road, cities will make comeback
IN his “Letter From America” delivered at WiT Travel Roadshow, Episode 4, Hari Nair, global senior vice president, account management at Expedia Group, shared five insights that are fuelling hopes of a robust travel recovery.
First,
the initiatives to reduce the spread of Covid-19 are fuell [...]
Thank you, Covid. Ling can Vouch for the fact that in crisis, an opportunity
Chatbots are “an entry point towards constructing a customer journey”, says entrepreneur who found his footing in travel after two failures
TWO failures later, former government scholar-turned-entrepreneur Joseph Ling may have finally found his footing with Vouch, “the app-less hotel [...]
Study: One-fifth of countries have returned to pre-pandemic levels for domestic flight bookings
WHILE global travel recovery is resuming at a gradual pace an uptick in global fuel spend has seen a “strong surge” in ground travel in markets including countries in Asia Pacific like Australia, Singapore, the Philippines and Hong Kong.
A new study by Mastercard, Recovery Insights: Ready f [...]
Not quite the sensory internet but Wok ‘n’ Stroll’s Karni Tomer creates virtual experiences so real you can taste them
IN the last 18 months our minds have been forcibly opened to the concept of virtual experiences of all kinds. From virtual concerts to virtual weddings, we’ve all become used to feeling one degree removed from our events.
Even with our newfound facility online, going virtual with food tours mi [...]
The time of living vicariously
What happens when the world opens up and you’re still at home staring at
your Zoom screen
THE word “vicarious” means “experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person”. So to live vicariously means to live through the experiences of others. For example, [...]
The 7 Stages to the New Normal, revisited
WHEN I wrote the original post, 7 Stages to the New Normal, revisited – “the lack of progress haunts my thinking”, much of it was based on conjecture and crystal ball gazing – admittedly guided by decades of observation of our industry.
It has been nearly 18 months since the first effec [...]
Overtourism, pollution of beaches, deforestation: Top concerns of environmental impact on tourism
TRAVELLERS globally have listed overtourism, pollution of beaches/waterways, deforestation and energy inefficiencies as their main concerns of the impact of tourism on the environment, according to Agoda’s Sustainable Travel Trends Survey.
The findings from the online survey, which polled 18,3 [...]
