It is said crisis unites and there’s no better time than now for unity as the travel industry undergoes its biggest test with the outbreak of Covid-19 and with Asia being the first to be impacted, and the rest of the world now feeling the repercussions, there are lessons to be learnt and experiences to be shared from our region.

The WiT Podcast aims to try give shape and clarity to the recovery process as some countries emerge while others are just getting into it, and others yet to get into it. There must be lessons to be exchanged, and ideas and practices to be shared, so that we can unite and collaborate our way out of this crisis.

No one knows how long this will last, but what we do know is that we will come out stronger if we think together. And failing the ability to meet physically for now, this is our way of connecting the industry through deep, meaningful discussions and debate

Episode 2: Ross Veitch, CEO & Co-founder, Wego; Kei Shibata, co-founder and CEO, Line Travel.jp and Trip 101; Christine Tan, managing director, Asia Pacific, D-Edge Hospitality Solutions

Japan was one of the latest countries to be dragged into this crisis – let’s call it Batch 2. Hokkaido declaring a state of emergency on February 28, which will last to March 19, sent shock waves through the industry, and companies having to deal with the aftermath. What is the data showing LINE Travel.jp? And how is the company dealing with the effects?

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