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AboutContactAdvertising NewsEventsHall of FameThe WiT Podcast Corporate Travel Destination Marketing Distribution Marketing Meetings Mobile Payments Regions Sectors Social Startups Technology The WiT Podcast WiT Community Blog WIT Thoughts Flight Centre calls for a cultural revolution Lost in isolation, the need to restore culture is key to corporate recoveryRESTORING company culture is one of the biggest challenges facing travel organisations as employees return to the office. S... 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 purposeIT had to wait nearly two years for the coveted award so when it was finally bestowed at a physical ev... Positively speaking, Asia is arising The battle to recover beginsLITTLE 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 Thailan... Latest News Flight Centre calls for a cultural revolution 04/05/2022, by Ian Jarrett Lost in isolation, the need to restore culture is key to corporate recoveryRESTORING 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... Read more The Habitat pursues profit to address “the issues of our times” 04/05/2022, by Yeoh Siew Hoon Landscape prize, Biosphere Reserve status give Penang’s nature park even more fuel for purposeIT 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... Read more Positively speaking, Asia is arising 28/04/2022, by Yeoh Siew Hoon The battle to recover beginsLITTLE 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... Read more Travel for love leads the way, then it’s nature, wellness and sustainability 28/04/2022, by Corinne Wan Australia and Singapore blaze new trails in recoveryFIRST it was “travel for love”, said Tourism Australia’s Brent Anderson, those travelling from the region down under to visit families and friends, then it was travellers looking for a different kind of love – that of immersive experience... Read more Asia’s travellers are back and with new preferences and expectations 27/04/2022, by Hermione Joye SINCE the onset of the pandemic the travel industry has dealt with a great amount of adversity – particularly in Asia. But now the tide is finally turning. Travel demand in the region started picking up towards the end of last year and has continued accelerating during the past months.The grad... Read more The pent-up travel party is just getting started in South-east Asia 27/04/2022, by Cheryl Teo Consumers are fast turning into revenge travellers as they quickly adapt to open borders, according to Google's APAC chief for travel search.AFTER two challenging years of start-stop Covid-19 restrictions, the travel industry is sputtering to life again as borders across Southeast Asia reopen in r... Read more TAT to invest in TOCA blockchain to build organic tourism platform 26/04/2022, by Yeoh Siew Hoon Less about tourist numbers, more about yields as Thailand seeks sustainable way forwardTHE 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 ... Read more Patchy flight path to recovery, complexity and confusion continue to rule 26/04/2022, by WiT IT’s a patchy flight path to recovery, with Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean expected to return to 2019 levels only by 2025, according to IATA forecasts.Speaking at the “Asia Arising” event, organised by WiT and Travel Weekly Asia, Vinoop Goel, Asia Pacific regional dire... Read more South-east Asia’s travel and hospitality sector set for takeoff 25/04/2022, by WiT THE easing of travel restrictions is likely to drive a strong recovery in South-east Asia's travel and hospitality sector, according to an assessment report by research and advisory firm Redseer. “While the pace of recovery could differ across countries the directional uptrend should lead to t... Read more TravelTech Show returns in-person with new date and venue 25/04/2022, by WiT TRAVELTECH Show (formerly Travel Technology Europe) returns in person at new venue, ExCeL London, on June 29-30, 2022, alongside The Meetings Show and Business Travel Show Europe. Following a two-year hiatus and a fully virtual offering in 2021, the show makes a comeback with a conference and n... Read more The Wrap: Increased demand for travel to South-east Asia, Travalyst aviation sustainability framework, AirAsia-Trip.com partnership 20/04/2022, by Corinne Wan 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 reopeningAs countries in South-east Asia reopen their borders to in... Read more Pace breaks into travel, Shangri-La makes first move into BNPL 20/04/2022, by Yeoh Siew Hoon SHANGRI-LA Hotels and Resorts in Malaysia has signed a partnership with BNPL startup, Pace, the first for the hotel group to delve into the Buy Now Pay Later space and for Pace, its first break into travel and hospitality. WiT speaks to Turochas ‘T’ Fuad, founder & CEO, Pace and Katie Robert... Read more Omri Morgenshtern takes over from John Brown as CEO at Agoda 19/04/2022, by WiT BOOKING Holdings has named Omri Morgenshtern as chief executive officer of its online travel agency, Agoda.He assumes his new role on July 1, replacing John Brown who, after helming Agoda for 11 years, will take on a chairperson position.Morgenshtern is currently Agoda's chief operating offi... Read more Climate, community and choice are shaping the future of travel 18/04/2022, by Corinne Wan 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... Read more “You take away air service, you take away the community” 14/04/2022, by Yeoh Siew Hoon As demand returns, airlines, airports face consumer pressure to fly and grow lessTHE 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... Read more « Older Entries WIT IS QUITE SOCIAL…FacebookInstagramLinkedInTwitterYouTubeSTAY IN TOUCH WITH WITSIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERA FEW GOOD READS… Flight Centre calls for a cultural revolution May 04, 2022 The Habitat pursues profit to address “the issues of our times” May 04, 2022 Positively speaking, Asia is arising April 28, 2022 Travel for love leads the way, then it’s nature, wellness and sustainability April 28, 2022 The pent-up travel party is just getting started in South-east Asia April 27, 2022 © 2020 WIT. All Rights Reserved. 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