The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 23: All About Food And Tech
In Asia we love
to eat. We also love to talk about it, almost as much as we eat. In this
episode, we get stuck into the marriage between food and tech.
Because if there’s
one breakout star of Covid 19 and the great human experience of staying home
for prolonged periods, it is food.
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The Wrap: HalalBooking on recovery track with plans for expansion, WTTC launches safety protocols for adventure travel, 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 the green shoots of recovery slowly
take root.
HalalBooking bounces back, plans expansion beyond Europe and a Series B round
HalalBooking adds new hotels and villas to [...]
The Wrap: Grab and Klook partner to promote regional tourism, AirAsia launches e-tail platform to bolster revenue, 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 the green shoots of recovery slowly take root.
Grab adds tour and activity bookings to app through integration with Klook
A new partnership to promote tourism in South [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 22: Tom Peacock-Nazil, Founder, Seven Clean Seas
This is a
story that begins on Koh Lipe, an island in the Andaman Sea near the border of
Malaysia, a popular spot for travellers. It is known for lots of small islands,
sandy beaches and coral-rich waters.
Tom Peacock-Nazil and wife Pamela needed a break from their hectic urban life in Singapor [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 21: Carl Jones, VP and Head of Travel, APAC and Greater China, SAP Concur
Carl
Jones’ last trip was to Seoul in February and since his return to Singapore, he
hasn’t flown nor has he returned to the office. Like all of us, the executive,
who’s been in the corporate travel world for many years, is rethinking how he
will travel in future.
While he’s
hoping to be [...]
The Wrap: Singapore commended for easing of border restrictions to restart travel, Beijing Capital Airport implements contactless technologies, 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 the green shoots of recovery slowly take root.
IATA, AAPA applaud Singapore’s initiative to reopen air travel corridors
The airline industry is on “life support" a [...]
AirAsia comes together with Agoda to expand its offerings, incentivise travel in SE Asia
AirAsia seems to be on a partnership-forming spree. Close on the heels of tying up with Chinese travel giant Trip.com Group to reignite travel in South-east Asia (SE Asia) it has inked another “strategic partnership”, this time with digital travel platform Agoda.
Through this partnership Ai [...]
Still and Stuck: What’s the one big thing Covid-19 challenged your thinking on? Here are some answers
“Nearly the
end of August and still,” sighed my hairdresser this week.
Yes, still.
Still stuck. Still masked. Still Zoom.
Since
March, I must have interviewed countless people from across the world, ran lots
of virtual events. And I sense a weariness settling in. It’s in the shoulders. [...]
The Wrap: Singapore Tourism Board’s new programme ensures Indian travellers have the city in mind, Flight Centre buys San Francisco-based Whereto, 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 the green shoots of recovery slowly take root.
STB keeps Singapore in the minds of Indian traveller until they can travel again
Virtual tour of Singapore's Sentosa Isl [...]
Seven Clean Seas employs furloughed tourism workers to clean beaches, goal is to help companies achieve plastic neutrality
Seven Clean Seas, a Singapore-based social enterprise whose mission is to help companies achieve plastic neutrality with plastic credits, has employed the furloughed workers of Nikoi and Cempedak Islands in Indonesia for its beach clean-up programmes.
Tom Peacock-Nazil, CEO and co-founder, said [...]
