Trip-com Group launches Hong Kong public offering, Singapore accepts IATA travel pass and how to create a winning post-pandemic business model.

Trip.com Group launches Hong Kong public offering
Friday, 9th April 2021

Trip.com Group Limited announced the launch of its Hong Kong public offering, which forms part of the global offering of ordinary shares of the Company and listing of its shares on the main board of the Hong Kong stock exchange.

The Company plans to use the net proceeds from the Offering to fund the expansion of its one-stop travel offerings and improve user experience, invest in technology to bolster its leading market position in products and services and improve its operating efficiency, and for general corporate purposes and working capital needs >>

Singapore accepts IATA travel pass
9 Apr 2021 : From 1 May 2021, passengers traveling to Singapore will be able to use IATA Travel Pass to share their pre-departure COVID-19 PCR test results upon check-in with their airline, as well as on-arrival at the immigration checkpoints at Changi Airport. Digital health certificates will be a key feature in air travel moving forward >>

Tourist arrivals down 87% in January 2021
9 Apr 2021 : The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global tourism has carried on into 2021, with new data showing an 87% fall in international tourist arrivals in January as compared to 2020 >>

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How to Create a Winning Post-Pandemic Business Model
Friday, 9th April 2021

Markets change, and business models have to change in parallel.

Success depends on constant business model innovation and in order to succeed, you need to get two things right: You have to target a defensible market segment, and you have to create a business.

In order for your company to succeed in the post-pandemic era, you must do two things well: Select your strategy carefully to target a defensible market segment and tailor your business model to capture and dominate your target market >>

Avoid Customer Confusion
Today’s customers are smarter than ever, they know how to buy and the digital/online world has given customers the power to research products, read reviews and compare prices >>

Global Update: Who's Where and Doing What - April 2021
Global update of who is moving where and from where - keep track of old colleagues and friends or find lost ones, brought to you by The Boutique Search Firm >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of April 08, 2021
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