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I think the world has changed forever. When the current Covid-19 crisis ends, the world will pick up the pieces and begin the long journey towards recovery, but I am quite certain it won't be a case of waking up from a collective nightmare to find things just as they were before.
This crisis has changed us all in so many ways: how we work, how we socialize, and how we treat our fellow men. Hopefully we all learn something from all of this, and make positive changes to how we live.
As far as business travel is concerned, I sincerely doubt we will go back to the days of flying all over the world for business.
Yes, in some business contexts, face to face engagement is required, especially for building all-important trust in a business relationship. That only happens eyeball to eyeball.
But considering how much work is currently being done remotely, in lock down or near lock down conditions, all over the world, many business leaders are probably thinking that in the future, the new normal will involve a lot less travel.
Certainly the technology looks to be up to it, with fast internet connectivity making videoconferencing and remote collaboration quite feasible, despite hiccups such as security loopholes in Zoom (Which will hopefully be plugged soon!). I am in a line of work where technology use is fairly pervasive, so the transition to working from home (WFH) has not been too traumatic, either for me or for my customers.
I've recently been collaborating, virtually, with my colleagues in Hong Kong. We've done virtual customer meetings and presentations to senior executives there using video conferencing tools, and these have gone fairly smoothly. Work continues.
But do I miss travelling to Hong Kong? Yes I do. I miss the vibe. I miss the food. Some of the most interesting runs I've done have been in Hong Kong.
Which brings me to this TR, about a trip to Hong Kong I made in November 2018. This was before Covid-19, and even before the Hong Kong protests over the proposed extradition bill, which began a few months later, in March 2019.
Hong Kong, and indeed the world, was quite different back then. Will we ever see those times again? I hope so.
In the mean time, here is a short TR reminiscence of the recent past...
TR INDEX
1. Introduction
2. Flight - SQ2 SIN-HKG in Economy
3. Hotel - Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View
4. Destination - Hong Kong / Lan Kwai Fong
5. Dining - Hutong
6. Destination - Hong Kong Harbour Ferry
7. Lounge - HKG SilverKris Lounge
8. Flight - SQ863 HKG-SIN in Economy
9. Final Reflections
This crisis has changed us all in so many ways: how we work, how we socialize, and how we treat our fellow men. Hopefully we all learn something from all of this, and make positive changes to how we live.
As far as business travel is concerned, I sincerely doubt we will go back to the days of flying all over the world for business.
Yes, in some business contexts, face to face engagement is required, especially for building all-important trust in a business relationship. That only happens eyeball to eyeball.
But considering how much work is currently being done remotely, in lock down or near lock down conditions, all over the world, many business leaders are probably thinking that in the future, the new normal will involve a lot less travel.
Certainly the technology looks to be up to it, with fast internet connectivity making videoconferencing and remote collaboration quite feasible, despite hiccups such as security loopholes in Zoom (Which will hopefully be plugged soon!). I am in a line of work where technology use is fairly pervasive, so the transition to working from home (WFH) has not been too traumatic, either for me or for my customers.
I've recently been collaborating, virtually, with my colleagues in Hong Kong. We've done virtual customer meetings and presentations to senior executives there using video conferencing tools, and these have gone fairly smoothly. Work continues.
But do I miss travelling to Hong Kong? Yes I do. I miss the vibe. I miss the food. Some of the most interesting runs I've done have been in Hong Kong.
Which brings me to this TR, about a trip to Hong Kong I made in November 2018. This was before Covid-19, and even before the Hong Kong protests over the proposed extradition bill, which began a few months later, in March 2019.
Hong Kong, and indeed the world, was quite different back then. Will we ever see those times again? I hope so.
In the mean time, here is a short TR reminiscence of the recent past...
TR INDEX
1. Introduction
2. Flight - SQ2 SIN-HKG in Economy
3. Hotel - Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View
4. Destination - Hong Kong / Lan Kwai Fong
5. Dining - Hutong
6. Destination - Hong Kong Harbour Ferry
7. Lounge - HKG SilverKris Lounge
8. Flight - SQ863 HKG-SIN in Economy
9. Final Reflections
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