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Aitken: Traveller confidence patchy across the world, pessimism more evident...
Skyscanner builds out more domestic product, adds insurance bundle AS the Covid-19 virus weaves different paths through the world it is having similar effects on traveller sentiment across different...
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AC, Which Way Forward? The different roads that have diverged in travel
“TW0 roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less travelled by,And that has made all the difference.”So penned Robert Frost in “The Road Not Taken”. Well, it seems that on the long, long road...
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Amid the constant setbacks, the good that came out of Covid
“DO you think this thing will ever end?” asked my niece this week as Singapore announced a tightening of Covid restrictions – groups of eight to five, workforce in office back to 50%, events down from...
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As restrictions tighten in Asia, let’s keep our eye on the horizon
Travel recovery reflected in Booking and Expedia Group results, European Commission proposes easing of travel restrictions using Digital Certificate – could this be a model for Asia? I’VE never been a...
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Putting Mixed Reality to the road test
How WiT and Marina Bay Sands teamed up to co-create a story IN the absence of real travel, one has to use the powers of imagination, aided by technology, to travel with the mind. I recently had the...
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The curious case of how the Missing Peranakan Treasure at the Raffles came about
Digital interactive play fuses theatre, tech and hospitality in a whodunit mystery ON August 10, 2020, Singapore actor and comedian Hossan Leong woke up in a state of panic. The night before, he had...
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Middle East trade heralds return of physical Arabian Travel Market as the...
‘Let’s get back to business’ sentiment prevails THE physical return of the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai has been heralded as a signal of positive things to come for the travel and tourism industry...
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The marathon to open borders – starting well doesn’t guarantee success
Asia falls behind, Middle East pushes ahead, EU and US open up, Australia urged to have “courage” IT truly is a marathon race. Just because you started off well doesn’t mean you’ll stay ahead at...
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Accor launches biggest ever domestic campaign in Indonesia
Ties up with small and micro enterprises to support local businesses SPURRED by Covid and how it’s forced travel to go domestic, ALL – Accor Live Limitless has launched its biggest domestic campaign...
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LINE Travel jp bets on chat and corporate travel, moves from meta to merchant...
Blurring of business and leisure creates opportunity for blended travel model, says Shibata LINE TRAVEL jp is taking a bet on its future by blending the world of corporate travel with chat and, in the...
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Sustainability and tech converge to put pressure on business trips and events
New questions being asked – “Can this meeting be done virtually?” “What is your average carbon emission per travel day?” FROM corporate travellers setting their own carbon goals to how corporates...
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The OTA which applies AI skilfully wins: Agoda’s John Brown on the tech that...
THE one piece of tech that could be a true differentiator for an OTA is “the skilful application of AI (artificial intelligence) that could make all the difference to really understanding your...
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The chase for tech talent – go to where they are and hire ‘A’ players to...
IT is ironic that even as the travel industry has shed millions upon millions of jobs, one sector that has expanded and remains voracious for talent is on the tech side. Almost all travel businesses...
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Massive opportunity in alternative payments as e-wallets soar in Asia and...
Multi-currency payments; fraud; how many payment methods should you offer – key headaches addressed WITH 1.7b unbanked adults in the world, according to Findex Database, Worldbank, the opportunities...
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Thorsen: Covid could produce well-funded corporate travel startups to go...
TRAVEL tech evangelist Johnny Thorsen, who has his own vision of a “Traveltopia”, is watching to see if Covid will give the industry a new generation of well-funded startups “that are able to go after...
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RedDoorz goes up the value chain with fourth brand, Sunerra
AS it chases scale and its ambition to be South-east Asia’s largest hospitality company, Singapore-based RedDoorz yesterday launched a new mid-scale brand, Sunerra Hotels, pitched at the three stars...
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High stakes as Phuket prepares for reopening July 1
Spikes in bookings from all markets and across demographics, says Anthony Lark – except for Asia IMAGINE being the first foreign visitor to walk off the plane at Phuket International Airport on July...
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The time of living vicariously
What happens when the world opens up and you’re still at home staring at your Zoom screen THE word “vicarious” means “experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person”....
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Rapid vaccination drive puts Cambodia on track for possible reopening Q4
Golden opportunity to position country as complete destination, not as extension to Vietnam or Laos, says ALL DREAMS’ boss WITH Phnom Penh on track to be the most vaccinated capacity city in the ASEAN...
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Bali hoteliers anticipate end July reopening – no firm date yet but “we are...
HOTELIERS in Bali anxiously await their moment in the sun whilst closely following the progress of their ASEAN counterparts in Thailand, who are preparing to launch the Phuket Sandbox programme on...
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