Bus, ferry, or train? Bookaway prepares for a surge as travellers return and China reopens
“We’re focusing on getting the business back post-Covid and scaling really, really fast with our existing operators.”
When we last spoke about Bookaway, it was Noam Toister, CEO and co-founder of Bookaway Group, who said that business in Asia was more affected than elsewhere because it was re [...]
The silver linings playbook for travel in 2023
AMID the dark clouds gathering that could dampen travel – recession, inflation, an ongoing war, pandemic still in play – it’s good to focus on the silver linings. So, we asked a selection of travel industry leaders for the silver lining they’re keeping their eye on.
Ross Veitch, C [...]
Singapore will host the GSTC Global Conference for the first time in 2024, among other sustainability-focused events
STB will execute its sustainability strategy to differentiate Singapore from other urban destinations and enhance its appeal to environmentally conscious visitors.
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Global Conference 2024 will be held in Singapore from 13 to 15 November 2024, marking the [...]
“A destination is not a servant” and other lessons on how to travel differently in today’s world
IT seems like everyone’s talking about travelling differently these days, but what does that mean exactly? From conscious decisions to picking accommodations with sustainable practices, the idea of travelling like a tourist seems to be on the decline, while seeing a new destination more authen [...]
A 260% spike in travel bookings makes a case for content, online marketing and collaborations heading into 2023
EARLIER this month, travel service provider Trip.com Group held its 2022 Global Partner Summit in Macao with tourism boards, international airlines, hotel groups and industry representatives from across the travel industry in attendance. During the event, themed ‘Journey into the Future Together� [...]
Words To Live By: The Year in Review and Looking Forward to 2023, Part 3
Continuing our annual round-up where we ask our industry friends about the lessons and words from 2022 and what they are looking forward to in the new year, as well as the words they will embrace in the new year.
Kerry Healy, Chief Commercial Officer, Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea at Accor [...]
How to future-proof travel: Global Travel Tech Thinktank Report
On October 3, about 40 industry leaders gathered for the first Global Travel Tech Thinktank, held by WiT, Phocuswright and Phocuswire, and hosted by Accor Asia.
The event’s purpose was to brainstorm the way forward for travel under the umbrella theme of “How To Future Proof Travel By Creating [...]
Top of the WiT Ep 13: ChatGPT on ways to reduce anger, Teacher-To-Mountain programme, and words to describe 2023
On Top Of The WiT, we bring you a grab of the news that happened this week in travel, technology and Asia – interesting nuggets that caught our eye and made it into the weekly WiT newsletter.
This week, social media was stormed by talk of Artificial Intelligence. ChatGPT, a bot by OpenAI [...]
‘The Travel Corporation’ launches carbon fund to reach net zero
With the validity of carbon offset schemes being questioned and consumers confused by the increasing number of sustainability certifications, badges and schemes, it’s hard for travel companies to know the right path to decarbonize their businesses.
One travel organization has decided to tackle [...]
Would you risk your job for sustainable travel? 27% of APAC business travellers would, says survey
TRAVEL may be picking up all over the world, but that doesn’t mean concerns from the last two years have completely disappeared. New research via the SAP Concur business traveller survey finds that APAC corporate travellers are still concerned about the continuing health and safety threats from CO [...]
