WiT Community Blog: Simon Akeroyd on ‘Wearables: the next travel tech frontier?’
This a contribution from Simon Akeroyd, VP corporate strategy & business development (pictured below), Amadeus
Image credit: Amadeus
In just a few short years since the launch of the Apple Watch in 2015, wearable technology has gone from niche applications to being everywhere, c [...]
Expedia Group launches complimentary education programme for travel industry
Expedia Group this month debuted a complimentary education programme designed to help displaced or furloughed travel workers expand their skill sets, develop professional networks and find career opportunities while the industry recovers from the impact of the Covid-19 crisis.
The new online lea [...]
Rethinking Trade Exhibitions: Lessons from China and creating a new hybrid world
In my career as a journalist, I’ve gone from print to web, then from web to mobile. Now I’ve gone from physical events to virtual and hybrid. Each time, it has meant surrendering old territory but always gaining new ones. Each moment creates an opportunity to create a new space, a new world.
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The Wrap: Malaysia Aviation Group unveils ‘Fly Confidently’ campaign, Explorer Dream receives infection prevention certificate, 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.
Malaysia Aviation Group introduces campaign to ‘Fly Confidently’ in the new normal
https://youtu.be/aJg2reH6inI
The [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 15: Mike Barclay, Group CEO, Mandai Park Holdings
#SGUnited, in partnership with Singapore Tourism Board
As the Group CEO of Mandai Park Holdings (MPH), Mike Barclay oversees both Mandai Park Development, the entity set up to drive the rejuvenation of Mandai into an integrated wildlife and nature precinct, and Wildlife Reserves Singapore, the o [...]
The themes that unite the world of online travel: Key takeaways from WiT Virtual Summit
“Unite” was the theme and, as the WiT Virtual Summit went round the world in six hours, it was clear a few key themes united the world of online travel.
Here are the key takeaways.
1. Domestic recovery begins, but “be prepared for stumbles”
In Samui for his first trip since the ou [...]
Most travellers in Asia Pacific will choose short haul trips first for post-pandemic travels
With the gradual resumption of travel and easing of restrictions in numerous countries there is a rising interest in short haul trips post-pandemic among travellers in the Asia Pacific region (APAC).
For those considering travel plans after Covid, around 30% would like to take a trip within the [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 14: DJ One With Aldrin
We met over Hainanese curry rice in a local food court in Singapore. I asked him about his love for music and how he got started as a DJ, and how he came upon the name of “One With Aldrin”.
His story
captivated me. Local boy, loves music, loves mixing, driven by his passion,
pretty enterpris [...]
The Wrap: Myanmar rolls out three-stage road map to rejuvenate tourism industry, AirAsia stimulates domestic travel in partnership with hotels, and more …
The Wrap is a weekly 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.
Myanmar’s rolls out a three-stage road map to rejuvenate the tourism industry
Promotion to domestic destination [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 13: Ho Kwon Ping, Executive Chairman, Banyan Tree Holdings
At WiT 2009, themed “Tough Love” because the world was coming out of the global financial crisis, Ho Kwon Ping, known for not pulling his punches, called out of the rise of China and the clash of civilisations.
A decade later, we revisit him in his home in Singapore to catch up with him on [...]
