100% jump in China’s outbound travel bookings during Labour Day holidays
According to a new report from Fliggy, one of China's key travel platforms, bookings for travel services from Chinese tourists during the five-day Labour Day holiday from May 1 to 5 saw nearly 100% growth, building on last year's rapid rebound.
Key Findings from Fliggy's Labor Day Holiday [...]
Expedia expands to United Arab Emirates, its first new market in eight years
Leading online travel agency (OTA) Expedia has announced its expansion into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) market, marking its first entry into a new market in eight years. The announcement was made at the Arabian Travel Market, where Expedia Group participated in the thriving $25 billion travel and [...]
Asia-Pacific continues to lead the way with 38.5% surge in airlines demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its latest data for March 2024, revealing a surge in global passenger demand.
Here are the key highlights:
Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs), increased by 13.8% compared to March 2023. Total capacity, [...]
JTB Business Travel and Spotnana partner to tackle business travel management
JTB Business Travel, a division of JTB USA, Inc., and a provider of tailored travel management to small and midsize enterprises, has announced a global strategic partnership with Spotnana, known for its Travel-as-a-Service platform.
The collaboration aims to ‘enhance, simplify, and modernise’ [...]
Arival releases Gen AI guide for tours, activities, attractions and other visitor experiences
Arival, a leading resource for the in-destination experiences sector, has released "The Arival Guide to AI in Experiences.", a guide that aims to equip operators of tours, activities, attractions, and other visitor experiences with the knowledge and strategies to leverage Generative Artificial Intel [...]
Hostels are already relatively sustainable – so why not make it official?
Asian hostel bookings represent 25% of Hostelworld’s traffic, second only to Europe, with Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia doubling year-on-year.
Hostelworld, in collaboration with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), recently launched a new sustainability framework called the 'Staircase [...]
Hotels’ digital revenue hits record high, Asia leading direct booking trends
In D-EDGE's latest Hotel Distribution Report for 2024, an analysis of the past five years reveals big shifts in online booking behavior, especially following the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report, which draws from the data of almost 5,000 independent hotels and small hotel gro [...]
How Sentosa turned a thoroughfare into a multi-sensory sustainable experience (Sponsored)
Without disrupting migratory paths, Sensoryscape remains a stopover for birds heading south
In the latest WiT Studio episode, we chat with Michael Ma, Assistant Chief Executive of Sentosa Development Corporation, to chat about the background and innovative digital aspects of Sentosa Sensoryscape, a [...]
Spotnana partners with Copa Airlines, offering NDC and ancillary services to Latin America travellers
Spotnana, known for itsTravel-as-a-Service platform, has collaborated with Copa Airlines to bring advanced NDC capabilities to travellers across Latin America. This integration, developed in just one day, provides travellers with direct access to Copa Airlines’ content, including sales promotions [...]
55% of Southeast Asians ready for domestic travel; safety budget top priorities
As summer approaches, Southeast Asia is gearing up for a surge in domestic travel, with the Philippines and Indonesia leading the pack in interest for local getaways. A recent report by Milieu Insight, a survey software company in Southeast Asia, sheds light on the summer travel plans of Southeast A [...]
