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Tourism
Good morning from Skift. It's Friday, March 18, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.
Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago
Coronavirus
In a region of the world out front in shifting away from pandemic status, the formula is quite easy to figure out, for now: Endemic = less restrictions = more tourists = faster travel recovery = stronger economy.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago
Airlines
New commercial terms for Airbus in this latest restructuring proposal from AirAsia Group's low-cost, long-haul unit. We'll have to wait until Nov. 12 to hear what it thinks.
Jamie Freed and Liz Lee, Reuters | 3 years ago
Vaccination thresholds, travel bubbles, and even tourism triangles. This is how tourism will look, not just for this Indonesian paradise, but beyond as winter looms.
Sultan Anshori, Reuters | 3 years ago
Online Travel
The online travel market in Southeast Asia is a promising market, a rapidly growing region with a digitally engaged and highly aspirational middle class that is currently underserved. The industry dynamics are ever-evolving with OTAs endeavoring to do things differently in order to maintain and grow their slice of the market.
Varsha Arora | 3 years ago
The Southeast Asian online travel market is a crowded space. The industry players strive to strike a fine balance between creating the appropriate inventory mix, appealing prices and an easy-to-use interface with plenty of local offerings to distinguish themselves.
Varsha Arora, Skift Research | 3 years ago
The coronavirus hit Asia first, so it's striking to see nations there be even more prudent than Europe when it comes to reopening travel. Singapore and Malaysia reopening their border with one another next month serve as a good example of that.
Aradhana Aravindan, Reuters | 4 years ago
Low-cost Southeast Asian carrier AirAsia Group reported a $188 million loss for the first quarter. Expect it to seek investments through possible joint-ventures.
Mei Mei Chu, Reuters | 4 years ago
Another hopeful sign in an Asia country that was among the hardest hit by the coronavirus.
Redeploying furloughed employees for work outside of their traditional expertise may not open new revenue streams for travel businesses during the coronavirus crisis, but such initiatives can lead to new learnings for the company and staff alike. It’s a better option than having idle workers.
Xinyi Liang-Pholsena, Skift | 4 years ago
