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The metaverse era has begun and the growing use of immersive technologies such as augmented and virtual reality will spur those in the travel industry specifically to increase investment in new capabilities and experiences to blend physical and virtual worlds. So does this mean that the metaverse the future of the travel industry?  Mike Tansey, Managing Director, Growth Markets Travel Industry Lead, Accenture shares his views. 

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses East Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' Japan correspondent Walter Sim chats with Money FM's Elliott Danker. They discuss Japan's upcoming Upper House election, the importance of a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) win and the battle for the Okinawa prefectural constituency.  Produced by: Walter Sim (waltsim@sph.com.sg) & Money FM's Breakfast Huddle team Edited by: Nadhirah Kamarudin Follow Regional Round-up Podcast every Wednesday on our Asian Insider Podcast channel: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: https://www.moneyfm893.sg/ http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Leslie Lopez's articles: https://str.sg/3xRX Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

A necessary skill for running a business is the proper organisation and management of financial matters. But why is financial housekeeping for a business often overlooked? And how can a platform like Spenmo help businesses do it right?  Mohandass Kalaichelvan, CEO & Founder, Spenmo provides us with his insights.

In The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the major blow to Boris Johnson's political future with the resignation of his health and finance ministers, as well as the impact on the British pound which lost 1.5% in the immediate aftermath.

Peter Chia, Senior FX Strategist, UOB, discusses why the worst may be over for Pound weakness, and why an expected rate hike in July by the ECB will unlikely help lift the Euro, which is now at 20-year lows.

According to JLL’s City Momentum Index back in 2018, the leading cities for future-proofing include major global hubs such as New York, London and Paris. Singapore was 29 on the list.  Jobs and businesses of the future will be created in cities that have an ecosystem to nurture innovative start-ups and scale-ups. So how can Singapore continue to future proof itself?  Lee Polisano, President & Founder, PLP Architecture shares his views on the importance of future-proofing cities in a post Covid-19 world. 

Chong Li Min, Advocacy Committee Member, CFA Society Singapore looks back at how from ground zero in 2002, the S-Reit market has grown to become one of the biggest in the world after pioneers and frontrunner countries such as the US, UK and Australia. She discusses what makes a good REIT investment, how to identify red flags as well as good corporate governance of retail investors.

On The Breakfast Brief, we look at the implications of another lockdown in China as Covid-19 cases increase, and how Biden's plan to unwind China tariffs could be announced as soon as this week.

Jeff Halley, Senior Analyst, OANDA, discusses how much the unwinding of tariffs will do in Washington's fight against inflation, as well as the implications of strikes across Europe amidst rising wage pressures.