VIDEO: Is Asia a model for global travel recovery?
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the emphasis on global trends in travel and technology has turned local – in effect causing a “decoupling” of markets around the world. However, the first “decoupling” with regards to technology trends between Asia and the West happened with the rise of mobile in the East. “Ten years ago, we in Asia were looking to trends happening in Europe and the U.S.,” says WebInTravel founder Yeoh Siew Hoon, moderating a session at The Phocuswright Conference last month. “But the first decoupling happened with mobile and social platforms and local companies cat...