Trambellir is ready to capitalise on wellness tourism, a future trillion-dollar industry
ACCORDING to GWI’s report on the global wellness economy, wellness tourism reached a record $720 billion in 2019 but then took a devastating dive when the pandemic happened in 2020, falling to $436 billion. With the world starting to open up again, GWI forecasts that the market will reach $817 bil [...]
Top Of The WiT Ep 01: Redefining Boring Jobs, Railway Tech, and Wellness Travel
Here's the first episode of a new weekly series called Top Of The WiT, in which we bring you a grab of the news that happened this week in the world of travel, technology and Asia – the most interesting tidbits that caught our eye and made it into the weekly WiT newsletter.
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Cruise lines step up for the challenge of making “high-tech on the high seas” a smooth experience
As cruise passengers jump back onboard, they’re discovering a new world of technology
You’ve woken early on MSC Bellissima – the cruise ship is sailing off the coast of Naples – and you can’t recall which of the ship’s 12 dining venues serves your favourite breakfast of smashed avocado [...]
Nine years after, these Doinn digital nomads have landed in Singapore
Mission to expand their cleaning services to short-term rentals in Asia
IT was back in 2013, when the terms “remote worker” or “digital nomads” had not yet been coined, when husband-and-wife team, Nuno Rodrigues and Noelia Novella, did a round-the-world trip, covering 11 cities and spending [...]
Ixigo sees rise in revenues, fuelled by lower tier cities
Aviation activity – Air India, Akasa, Jet Airways – will spur growth: Aloke Bajpai
AS travel recovers in India, Ixigo’s revenues are also seeing a rebound. According to the company’s financial statement published on its website, the Gurugram-based travel booking app saw revenues grow 2.8X t [...]
Spotnana, American Airlines partner to personalise travel offers
Spotnana, the modern infrastructure for the travel industry, has developed an advanced integration into American Airlines direct channels that supports personalised travel offers.
Travellers booking trips through Spotnana’s Travel-as-a-Service Platform can now access NDC enhanced offerings for [...]
Solving a boring problem in travel? One Travel Ventures wants you
Pandemic has surfaced “unsexy” issues, says Weinstein
IF your startup is solving a boring problem, like fixing the back end of travel, then One Travel Ventures, the Israeli-based travel and hospitality-focused fund, wants to hear from you.
In fact, said co-founder Henry Chen Weinstein, “th [...]
The start-up on track to revolutionise rail distribution
Investor and a partner hop onboard Rail Online as it grows its global ambitions
James Dunne has been around trains long enough to know the pain points for travel agents when booking rail travel.
Dunne, along with founding partners Lachlan McCallum, and Kew Muthalif – all three are former Rail [...]
The Wrap: Agoda partners with GSTC, Sustainability Lead at FCM, Vietnam Air and Sabre extend partnership, RedBus Offers “Cancel For Any Reason” Protection
Agoda partners with GSTC to support hotels
Agoda is partnering with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) to support hotels develop sustainable tourism practices.
Singapore is the first country where the programme will be launched, with Agoda and GSTC sponsoring 50 Singapore hotel pro [...]
Grab me a Volocopter: eVTOL service gears up for 2024 launch in Singapore
The future of urban air mobility in Singapore and Asia, the land of millionaires
The 2021 Asian Air Passenger Urban Air Mobility In Perspective report states, “The Asia-Pacific region is a key market for UAM and for premium transportation modes in markets like China, India, Singapore, and South [...]
