With most of the world on lockdown and as China and Singapore enter another round of their fight to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic by placing restrictions on inbound travellers and asking residents to defer non-essential travel, it is clear the travel industry is coming to a near-complete standstill.

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.

With things changing so rapidly, it is even more important to have the important discussions and debate to get us through this period. 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 3: Eric Gnock Fah, COO & Co-founder, Klook

The past year has been challenging for Klook, with protests in Hong Kong and political tensions between China and South Korea, and South Korea and Japan. So you can say tough times are not new to this young travel tech unicorn. In fact, Eric Gnock Fah, COO & Co-founder, says Klook was forged in hard times, in 2014. But he is under no delusion that this Covid-19 crisis is anything like what has come before.

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