Trip.com Group releases ESG report highlighting its sustainability practices
TRIP.COM GROUP has released its 2021 annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report highlighting its sustainability practices across the business over the past year.
The report also outlines the company’s roadmap for success in 2022, with a focus on greater opportunities to put susta [...]
DMCs will play critical role in travel rebound, says dnata’s John Bevan
Fam trips, tech investment, sustainable offerings part of tool kit as Destination Asia gets set for recovery
FRESH from his first trip to visit his associates in Destination Asia in Bangkok and Singapore, John Bevan, divisional senior vice president of Dubai-based dnata Travel Group, is looking for [...]
Flight Centre calls for a cultural reboot
Lost in isolation, the need to restore culture is key to corporate recovery
RESTORING company culture is one of the biggest challenges facing travel organisations as employees return to the office. Speaking during WIT’s “Asia Arising” forum, “Lessons from the Front” panel, Bertrand Saille [...]
The Habitat pursues profit to address “the issues of our times”
Landscape prize, Biosphere Reserve status give Penang’s nature park even more fuel for purpose
IT had to wait nearly two years for the coveted award so when it was finally bestowed at a physical event in March this year, it was doubly sweet for The Habitat, Penang Hill.
The Habitat, which is p [...]
Positively speaking, Asia is arising
The battle to recover begins
LITTLE did I know that when we set April 22 as the date for our “Asia Arising” event to share stories of our region’s travel recovery, that would be the day Thailand and Singapore both decided to scrap all testing for vaccinated travellers.
That these two major [...]
TAT to invest in TOCA blockchain to build organic tourism platform
Less about tourist numbers, more about yields as Thailand seeks sustainable way forward
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is entering the third and most significant phase of its partnership with the Thai Organic Consumer Association (TOCA), which will see it investing in the TOCA platform to [...]
The Wrap: Increased demand for travel to South-east Asia, Travalyst aviation sustainability framework, AirAsia-Trip.com partnership
THE Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology sector – new partnerships, product launches, aviation industry updates, innovative solutions, and more …
Rise in demand for travel to South-east Asia with border reopening
As countries in South-east Asia reopen their borders to in [...]
Climate, community and choice are shaping the future of travel
WITH borders reopening in many countries people are keen to travel again but they want to do it sustainably, citing news about climate change influencing their choice.
This data is from a survey commissioned by Booking.com carried out in February among 30,000-plus people across 32 countries and t [...]
“You take away air service, you take away the community”
As demand returns, airlines, airports face consumer pressure to fly and grow less
THE dilemma the aviation industry is in was acutely captured at the CAPA Airlines In Transition Summit in Manchester last week. On the one hand, all are struggling to come out of the worst crisis ever, laden with ma [...]
Singapore joins the GDS-Index to build on its sustainable development
SINGAPORE has joined the Global Destination Sustainability-Index (GDS-Index) with the support of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to build on the country’s sustainability efforts under the Singapore Green Plan 2030 (SGP2030) – a nationwide movement to advance the city’s agenda on sustainable [...]
