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- [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
South Korea domestic stays resilient, Tidesquare cautiously preparing for return of outbound by Q3
SOUTH Korea may still be averaging more than 600 Covid cases a day but the domestic travel market has stayed resilient throughout.
In an update from Seoul, Min Yoon, CEO of Tidesquare and co-founder of WiT Seoul, said, “People have started travelling again domestically. Some specific destinati [...]
The Wrap: Surge in holiday bookings with opening of trans-Tasman travel bubble, Malaysia Airlines’ new fly pass aims to spur domestic travel, 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 travel recovery.
Opening of Australia-New Zealand travel bubble sparks spike in holiday bookings
New Zealand's Queens [...]
DayAway may be built in Covid times but founder Martha Waslen says it will last long beyond pandemic
“Not just another OTA” as local experiences platform rolls out to help hotels sell ancillaries
IF you haven’t heard of DayAway, you may soon. Within five minutes of meeting Martha Waslen, founder of the Singapore-based local experiences startup, two things are clear. One, that she do [...]
25 years on, Expedia flips “green screen” again to become the traveller’s companion
“It matters who you travel with” falls on shoulders of new brand custodian, Shiv Singh
SHIV Singh, the new senior vice president and general manager of Brand Expedia, was sitting in front of an impressively-stacked bookcase when I spoke to him on Zoom. I had to ask, “Is that fake or are th [...]
The WiT Podcast – Episode 35: Dr Paul Tambyah: Travel must work with medicine to prevent being taken hostage in next pandemic
GOVERNMENTS
will go to default “shut borders” mode in absence of “scientific, calibrated
approach”, argues president-elect of International Society of Infectious
Diseases
The travel
industry needs to take a more proactive approach to managing future pandemics
because even if WHO declare [...]
