Four ways we can help women win in STEM
Despite the recent push for gender equality in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers, women are still the minority in these fields. Change does not happen overnight, writes Sharon Doyle, GVP global product management at Travelport, but there are tangible actions that can be taken to balance the scales
The new gold standard for hospitality lies in the hidden star
Hotels today need operational agility to keep up with shifting guest expectations and evolving technology, and that requires being intentional with their technology decisions, opines Priyanka Gargav, head of commercial, SEA & HK with payments platform Adyen
Luxury travel in the post-pandemic world
Mike Harlow, general manager of bespoke travel operator Scott Dunn, predicts luxury travel trends for 2022
Reviving the hospitality industry by plugging into connectivity
With travellers harbouring higher expectations on personalised services as travelling restarts, the adoption of new technologies will be vital for the revival of the hospitality sector, says Sanjiv Verma, vice president, Ruckus Networks, APAC, CommScope
Luxury travellers desire the meaningful and memorable
Bart Buiring, chief sales and marketing officer – Asia Pacific for Marriott International, explores how expectations from luxury travellers are quickly evolving
How tourism players can navigate the new norm
Thien Kwee Eng, chief executive, Sentosa Development Corporation recounts key lessons gleaned from the pandemic
Wheels up: liberalisation the way forward for ASEAN aviation recovery
Associate professor Volodymyr Bilotkach from the air transport management programme at Singapore Institute of Technology, discusses the impacts of the ASEAN Open Skies Agreement on international air traffic movements, and how the aviation players in South-east Asia need to rethink their strategies for a sustainable post-pandemic recovery
Why we must bake health credential checks into our travel ecosystem,...
As travel opens up, adopting a standardised approach to digital health credential checks is imperative to ensure seamless passenger processing, says Sherry Stein, head of technology, SITA Americas
Navigating the next frontier of hospitality with smart video
As focus on traveller safety and enhanced customer experience comes to the fore, hotels can turn to video analytics for insights to guide their decisions, says Benjamin Low, vice president, Asia Pacific, Milestone Systems
My funny quarantine
Business journalist and Singaporean Raini Hamdi reflects on her Singapore-style quarantine as she makes her way home, and finds that it is a mirror of what is holding the Lion City back in becoming an endemic state
