Rafat Ali

That whooshing sound in the corporate travel sector's ear ...

Goodall on her life in the pandemic, what led us — in travel, in daily lives — to where we are, and what her hopes are for the future of meaningful tourism from here.

Welcome to 0.1 version of the gold rush in the events sector, with dream specs for every tech investor on the planet.

Is Asia is still the future of travel, for itself and for the world at large, in a global economy & consumer behavior restructured by the pandemic?

Best case scenario: one of the largest and most creative sectors in the world comes out of this much smaller, more nimble, and thrives in different ways than in the past.

Media companies are only & only human capital, events are a test of human endurance & celebration of human achievement. That’s what I miss about our physical Skift Global Forum this year.

"Absolutely no one in the industry, government, capital markets or media is willing to face up to this inevitable reality." Don't say we didn't warn you.

Do we really need a vague, sepia-tinted-baritone-overloaded reminder to know we are missing normality and locked out from regular traveling?

All types of business events are in danger of their revenue streams of tickets, sponsorships, memberships, and other types of fees being eroded. This is happening as the world gets used to digital formats and alternatives emerge to physical networking, matchmaking, and other tasks we get out of these events. The threat sounds familiar?

We have always assumed constant movement is better. I am questioning that now, in an extended lockdown world ...