From Borneo’s Kinabatangan River to bee farms in Singapore, Seek Sophie aims to scale for impact
After you have walked the main streets and visited the big attractions in places, you’re probably ready to “uncover the unexpected”, and that’s what Singapore-based experiential travel specialist, Seek Sophie, wants to help you do.
Seek Sophie’s two co-founders, CEO Jacinta Lim, and COO [...]
Letters from the WiT Tribe: What I Learnt at “Next Generation”
Thank you, all those who shared their experience and key takeaways from WiT Singapore 2024. Here are a few more we’ve collected from our tribe.
Stephen Joyce, Global Travel Lead, Protect Group
“After 30 years of online travel and the fundamental shifts in technology that has resulted i [...]
Heart and Soul: Talking About Next Generation at WiT Singapore
Editor's note: This year’s WiT Singapore had as its theme, the “Next Generation”. So what it is that travel’s next generation leadership thinks most about – and what big problems will it solve next? In the first of his series of stories from the show, we sent CP5 co-founder Luke Clark alon [...]
96.4% of Singapore travellers consider sustainable travel amidst gap between awareness and action
Trip.com Group, a key global travel service provider in the Asia Pacific region, reveals that while sustainability awareness is rising among travellers, there remains a gap between awareness and action. This is one of the main insights from the Sustainable Travel Consumer Report 2024 that the Group [...]
Trip.com Group donates SGD$500,000 to support fertility preservation efforts in cancer patients
Leading global travel services provider Trip.com Group announced a donation of S$500,000 to the SingHealth Duke-NUS Obstetrics and Gynaecology Academic Clinical Programme (OBGYN ACP) and the KKH Health Fund (KKHHF) to establish the new Trip.com Oncofertility Programme. This donation will support fe [...]
The New Work Paradigm: Covid’s lasting legacy
We are not going back to the office, not in the way we used to. The pandemic forced us all to re-evaluate how we live, how we work, and how we balance our lives. The forces that powered the old way of working—the service economy built around office towers and cubicles—are permanently disrupted. [...]
World Tourism Day: Rebuilding peace through women-led tourism in Rwanda
The World Tourism Day 2024 theme of "Tourism and Peace" presents a chance to reflect on the transformative role women-led tourism can play in post-conflict recovery.
by Dr. Stroma Cole, Co-Director of Equality in Tourism
Rwanda offers a powerful example. Tourism has become a pillar of the nation [...]
Muslim travel market set for 230 million international arrivals by 2028, with an expenditure of USD 225 billion
Mastercard and CrescentRating have jointly launched the Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2024, a comprehensive guide designed to study and deliver insights around Muslim-friendly tourism. This year’s report highlights major advancements and insights into a fast-growing market, shedding light on e [...]
7 in 10 Singaporeans likely to reconsider relationships after travelling together, study reveals
In a recent study conducted by Bumble and Klook, it was revealed that travel plays a significant role in the relationships of Singaporeans, particularly among Gen Z and Millennials. The Roam-ance Study, which explored the intersection of love and travel, found that 73% of Singaporeans believe travel [...]
How community creators are shaping sustainable tourism
In an industry where sustainability and authentic experiences are increasingly sought after, some entrepreneurs, operating in niche spaces, have dedicated themselves to creating unique, meaningful experiences rooted in their love for their communities.
These creators— Eric Chong, Li-Chin Kuo, [...]
