The invisibility of tech and the silence of sound – transforming tours and cinemas
PERHAPS it’s revenge cinema-going but lately I’ve been catching a lot of movies. After two years of watching on the small screen, it’s go big or stay home.
I’ve gone back to the cinemas where I am always freezing – I bring beanies and puffer jackets along and pretend I am in Iceland – [...]
Are you okay? The mobile app that monitors young travellers when they’re away
Global platform helps families of missing travellers to locate their loved ones
THERE were times when Veronica Hey was solo backpacking around the world that she would have benefitted from having the technology available that is now embedded into her safe-travel app, Ok Away.
The Ok Away Saa [...]
Villa rental market in APAC growing along with travel recovery
How has travel behaviour changed over the past two years, and how can villa owners stay on top of the trend?
Travellers are ready to fly again
According to a research by American Express, 74% of travellers are more willing to book a trip, even if they have to change or cancel it later on. Masterca [...]
Airbus A380 recapturing the skies as demand soars
It looks like the Airbus A380 is bouncing back from semi-retirement and is being spruced up to resume its reputation as the passenger-friendly giant of the skies.
British Airways is revamping its entire fleet of A380s, Qantas is returning the superjumbo on routes to Los Angeles and Lon [...]
Agoda’s Tim Hughes on preparing for the coming travel boom
As travel begins booming again in some parts of the world, the travel market in Asia Pacific continues to face significant challenges in its recovery, according to Phocuswright’s Asia Pacific Travel Market Report 2021-2025.
Agoda’s vice president of corporate development, Tim Hughes, estimat [...]
Changing seasons boosts travel demand between Australia and South-east Asia
Australians heading to Asia to escape the cold
WHILE July to September is considered a slow travel season for both Australia and South-east Asian countries, Trip.com data (during June and July for these two key areas) shows that more travellers from these regions are booking trips during this seaso [...]
KKday doubles down on Vietnam, sets $100m target by 2023
FOLLOWING its Series C+ round close in July, KKday is setting its sights on Vietnam and says it aims to drive over $100 million for Vietnam's tourism industry by 2023.
The online travel experiences platform said it will focus on working with local merchants to digitise, launch marketing campaigns [...]
DayAway launches Genesis, NFT-enabled membership with immediate utility
“The Bucket List” in the works to be auctioned as 1:1 NFTs
DayAway, the platform established in 2021 to discover and book luxury daytime experiences, is on a renewed mission to transition its Web2 business to the open and decentralised Web3.
Taking the experience economy into the metave [...]
The Wrap: Klook, STB join forces on travel recovery, rezio picks payments partner, AirJapan goes with Radixx,
Klook, STB sign deal to drive travel recovery
Klook and Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have launched a partnership to drive travel recovery across South-east Asia and promote Singapore as a destination. The partnership, launched in June 2022, builds on the collaboration agreement signed in 2020 and [...]
Saint-Emilion uncorked: Monoliths, merlot and a man called Ma
IN the ancient medieval village of Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux, France, the people who once upon a time lived there spent a lot of time underground. The unique terrain – sand, clay, limestone and a micro climate (although that is a double-edged sword these days given the storms, hail and heatwave th [...]
