It's been a whirlwind few months since Covid hit early this year. Six months on, the Asia-Pacific region seems to be operating in a two-speed recovery mode as countries deal with the pandemic, presenting challenges to travel re-starting in many destinations.

Hannah Pearson, director of Southeast Asian travel consultancy Pear Anderson, shares her observations of developments in the region and how Covid has hit event and travel planners.

Quotes From Episode
"It's been a complete shift. You know I've been someone who used to be out... on sales calls every day, meeting people and so from going (from) that to just being at home, trying to arrange video conference calls, it was a real shock."

"I think we're going to see more mono destinations as well with people feeling safer in a way, to just limit their exposure to lots of destinations by staying in one, whereas before in the Southeast Asian market they tend to like to visit multiple destinations within one trip.

"And I think people are going to become a lot more last-minute. The Southeast Asian market anyhow is already a last-minute market. So it becoming even more last-minute is quite a frightening prospect I'm sure for corporate travel planners because these are not easy things to put on... they're going to be looking for flexibility. 

-Hannah Pearson

Don’t miss:

1:40 - How Hannah landed in Kuala Lumpur to head her own agency.

8:32 - The pandemic's impact on her business

14:57 - How many border restrictions seem to be chiefly motivated by politics 

17:43 - How Asia perceives travel safety to Australia and New Zealand  

21:15 - Using a hologram in an event

24: 11 - Trends for group travel vs FIT

25:45 - Digital needs for Muslim Travelers

Resources or Links Mentioned:
Pear Anderson coronavirus travel impact dashboard: https://www.pearanderson.com/coronavirus/
Sign up for Hannah's weekly SEA travel reports: https://insights.pearanderson.com/sea-covid-summary
The South East Asia Travel Show: https://www.theseasiatravelshow.com/

UNWTO dashboard: https://www.unwto.org/unwto-tourism-dashboard
Sojern travel data dashboard (Asia-Pacific): https://www.sojern.com/covid-19-insights-apac/#report
ForwardKeys global recovery dashboard: https://forwardkeys.com/global-recovery-dashboard-with-powerbi/

Connect with Hannah:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahfpearson/

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There's more to communication than you might think. We live in a world where content needs to be created in a hurry. But are we hitting the wrong notes when we do, especially during the pandemic?

Taking us through some points for consideration is Georgie Stayches, Founder and Chief Engagement Officer at Fetching Events & Communications. She's a respected expert on visibility, messaging and creating events with purpose.

Quotes From Episode
"I'm conscious at the moment that people are exhausted... I guess the key thing would be, don't project what you're personally going through, through your communications."

"I knew from my experience that behaviours would change. I looked at previous epidemics... then looked at what the research was around how people felt about coming back to events."

-Georgie Stayches

Don’t Miss:

2:41 - How Georgie ended up doing events as a profession.

5:39 - The low and high points in her career in building her company.

12:02 - How the pandemic changed Georgie's business.

19:47 - The new world of events or communications is going to look different.

27:26 - How comfortable will people feel about coming back to events?
 

Resources or Links Mentioned:
Find blogs, insight interviews and webinars at http://www.fetchingevents.com.au

Connect with Georgie:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgie-stayches-79805225/…  

Connect with Fetching Events:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fetchingeventscommunications/
FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/FetchingEventsandCommunications
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeVFhrc4tGWuc6yco6akldg

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Email: [email protected]

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Karen Bolinger is the Asia Pacific Managing Director at PCMA, the Professional Convention Management Association. She put Melbourne on the map for business tourism, delivering the city's most successful years on record.

Karen connects most actively on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Karen Yue is the chief editor at TTG Asia Media. Business tourism title TTGmice won several PATA Gold Awards for business articles under her charge.

Karen shares frequent industry updates on LinkedIn. TTG's titles include TTG Asia and TTGmice www.ttgasia.com, www.ttgmice.com

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El Kwang is the founder and CEO of the consultancy firm Untangled, and owns two brand experiences -Biz Events Asia and U Agency. He's also a board director on the global network of incentive travel professionals SITE. 

El's website is bizeventsasia.com or email him at [email protected]

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Hannah Pearson is the founder of Pear Anderson consultancy in Kuala Lumpur and co-host of the South East Asia Travel Show podcast.

She produces a weekly report on COVID-19's impact on Southeast Asia's tourism industry.

Her website is http://www.pearanderson.com/

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Morris Miselowski is a business futurist to the travel industry and Australia’s first and only futurist in the Einstein 100 Genius (G100) alumni, an honour he shares with Barbara Streisand. He's also an Adjunct Industry Fellow at Griffith University.

Find all things Morris at www.morrisfuturist.com

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Georgie Stayches is the Founder and Chief Engagement Officer at Fetching Events & Communications. She's a respected expert on visibility, messaging and creating events with purpose. 

Georgie's website is www.fetchingevents.com.au where you can find blogs, insight interviews and webinars.

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Upon Arrival is a podcast about creating unforgettable travel and event experiences for corporate clients. It’s also about finding where the success stories are during Covid times, sharing notes, learning new ways of doing things and even discovering new destinations and experiences that might not otherwise have been considered.