Unsung heroes who fight to save their people, business and community
Emma Bowyer, Laurent Kuenzle, Andrew
Dixon and Thushan Shanmugarajah have one thing in common – they are doing all
they can to get through the Covid-19 crisis with their people intact, and each
is doing it differently.
In fact, Bowyer, managing director of ICMS Australasia, even hired a new s [...]
GlobalTix goes back to SaaS roots as it finds ways to survive Covid-19
“Time for companies to build up tech stack, capacity management solutions in demand”
If there’s one positive outcome of the coronavirus crisis for Singapore startup GlobalTix, it’s that it has forced the company back to its roots – that of being a SaaS (Software as a Service) model to [...]
WiT Community Blog: Julian Jost, co-founder & CEO, Spacebase
With
our industry at a standstill, some of us coming out of lockdown and some of us
still confined to home, this is our blog for you – it’s a way to share stories
within our community, to form solidarity and foster a sense of belonging.
Fighting tooth and nail in Berlin
Julian Jost: " [...]
Covid-19 Wrap: Domestic and regional travel bubbles are at forefront of consumers’ minds, Accor partners AXA to offer guests medical support, and more …
The Covid-19
Wrap is part of WiT’s “Unity In Crisis” series, a round-up of news on the
coronavirus and its impact on travel.
Domestic and regional travel bubbles at forefront of consumers’ minds as travel restrictions ease
Queenstown in New Zealand has seen an increase in search with [...]
Expedia Group commits $275m fund to aid partners’ recovery
Expedia Group is committing $275 million to help partners rebound from the impact of COVID-19 and fuel industry-wide recovery efforts.
Research carried out by
Expedia Group in April 2020 shows lodging partners want support from OTAs in
four priority areas as they look to rebound from the pandem [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 10: Tao Tao, Co-founder and COO, GetYourGuide
“Make learning your superpower and Google must do the right and smart thing”
Making learning his superpower, lobbying Google for relief and thinking about the accelerated decoupling of the world – those are the things that have been keeping Tao Tao, co-founder and COO of GetYourGuide, bus [...]
A love story about Otter, Zoom and Cuckoo’s Nest
I’ve never slept as well as I have the past two months. In fact, I’ve never slept in the same bed as long as I have. I’ve traded in my travel apps for productivity and health apps. Goodbye, Tripit. Hello, Notability. Goodbye, Timeshifter. Hello Otter.
Otter has
improved my life considerab [...]
WiT Community Blog: Colman Ho, MD Genki Hospitality, partner, NexD Venture Partners
With our industry at a standstill, some of us coming out of lockdown and some of us still confined to home, this is our blog for you – it’s a way to share stories within our community, to form solidarity and foster a sense of belonging.
How to overcome fear when adopting technology for you [...]
As markets in North Asia pick up, Klook launches Klook Home and local experiences to address multi-stage recovery
With markets in North Asia bottoming out and starting to recover, while markets in South-east Asia remain muted, Klook has launched a multi-stage recovery programme to address customer needs in both phases.
In fact, Eric Gnock Fah, COO and co-founder of Klook, is optimistic that in markets wher [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 9: Louise Daley, Deputy CEO, Asia Pacific, Accor
In this podcast Louise Daley, the deputy CEO of one of the biggest and fastest growing hospitality companies in Asia Pacific, speaks about the impact in Asia on Accor, the lessons to be taken as markets in the region take first tentative steps to restarting and, would you believe it, the ongoing op [...]
