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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...

Johanna Jainchill The latest Covid-19 cruise scare was on the Quantum of the Seas out of Singapore  and like a few before it, it turned out to be nothing but a scare. But nevertheless, it almost became another Covid-cruise PR nightmare. There have been serious Covid-19 outbreaks on cruise ships. The first, and most famous, on the Diamond Princess, before anyone knew what Covid-19 was all about, resulted in passenger deaths. The outbreak on the Hurtigruten ship over the summer was mishandled and at least 70 passengers and crew were infected. A recent one, on SeaDream's first Caribbean sailing...