Karen Yue
Building back better
What is the future of travel? At this very moment in 2019, my vision of the future was one of abundant travel opportunities, made...
IATA Travel Pass Key in final development phase
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass, a digital health passport that will support the safe reopening of borders, is now in the...
Sense and sensibility
Learning to live with C-19 is key to stable recovery
Bringing up NDC
The travel crisis has not disrupted New Distribution Capability (NDC) progression and has instead emphasised the standard’s ability to improve critical servicing and communication functions for airlines and agencies. Mark Ridley, head of airline distribution solutions and NDC [X] program, Amadeus, discusses its progress, challenges and what is being done to ensure it works for agencies
Open to work
New job opportunities are emerging in the hospitality and tourism industry but the weak hiring appetite is forcing job seekers to move elsewhere, putting the industry at risk of an exacerbated talent drain in the near future.
TakeMeTour takes Thai farms online to ride out tourism downturn
Peer-to-peer online activity marketplace TakeMeTour has established an online retail platform to help Thai farmers and gardeners, once dependent on tourist dollars, to better...
Downtime reflections
The pandemic has presented hoteliers a valuable opportunity to re-evaluate their sales and marketing efforts and strengthen their online presence, opines Sojern’s APAC general manager, Lina Ang
The other side of C-19: Expediting digital and business transformation
Between the human survival instinct of fight or flight, some travel companies have chosen to fight back in innovative ways.
Covid-19 a catalyst for Vox innovations
Rome-headquartered tour content specialist Vox Group has sped up its innovation during the ongoing travel and tourism hibernation, and is ready to launch two...
An industry with heart: Poor in business for now but rich...
The travel and tourism community, as I know it, is hardly greedy and selfish. We seek humour in tough situations and we reach out to lift one another, even if we are competitors in the business.