Amadeus returns to annual profit and resumes dividend, reinforcing travel recovery worldwide
“Into 2023, as volumes recover, our financial performance is expected to advance further.”
If there was any doubt about the state of travel and tourism recovery on a global scale, Amadeus’ latest earnings report should ease those concerns. While the company is still striving to meet pre-pande [...]
Data, AI and people love travel more: Why Tony Fernandes is bullish about building his digital business
“If you don’t use AI, you will regret it”
He’s down but not out. He’s been battered and bruised but not knocked out. He’s cried but he’s a fighter. He’s survived the worst crisis to hit his 21-year-old airline business and now he’s determined to build a mobility business for the f [...]
Dynamic bundling, alternative payments and digitisation high on the agenda for APAC travellers
Datalex's study shares traveller expectations for airline retailing
With the reopening of China, and ahead of the Aviation Festival Asia 2023 opening in Singapore tomorrow, Datalex has released insights from its research into traveller sentiment in APAC regions such as Singapore and Australia headi [...]
Alternative Airlines partners with Atlas to boost low-cost carrier growth in APAC and the Middle East
“We must continue investing in our flight content, specifically low-cost”
European-based agency Alternative Airlines recently unveiled plans to accelerate growth into other regions through their collaboration with Atlas, an enabler of global low-cost carrier (LCC) content.
For context, Atl [...]
SIA, Tourism Australia in love match to promote incentives down under
You could call it a partnership forged in love – love for travel, for business events and for two destinations that are co-joined by their history and future. One needs the other to thrive. And it was sealed on February 4, Valentine's Day, at a media and industry event.
The gift exchange betw [...]
At 363.3%, Asia boasts strongest year-over-year passenger demand among all regions, says IATA
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports that over the past year, re-openings in many economies of the Asia Pacific region allowed for passengers and airlines to return to the skies, greatly accelerating traffic growth in both domestic and international markets. While RPKs in 2022 [...]
Looking to double numbers in 2023, Singapore plots path to full recovery
Amid changing customer trends, STB to invest $110m in events, plans Rewards scheme
ON the Grab ride I took to attend the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) media briefing this morning – to unveil its 2022 tourism results – the driver told me he used to run one of Singapore’s top limousine transfer [...]
Many governments still playing science politics as passenger recovery continues in November, reports IATA
“Traffic results in November reinforce that consumers are thoroughly enjoying the freedom to travel.”
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently announced that the air travel recovery continued through November 2022. IATA represents some 300 airlines comprising 83% of global ai [...]
The Malaysian aviation scene is changing, as MYAirline’s maiden flight takes off
THE MYAirline headquarters was abuzz with palpable energy on Wednesday, November 30. It was a cocktail of excitement, anticipation, and hints of warranted nervousness. After all, they were less than 24 hours away from their maiden flight, scheduled for the morning of December 1.
I was invited to [...]
“Will watch ads and trade alcohol for good Wi-Fi”, say APAC passengers in new survey
THE recently published Inmarsat APAC Passenger Experience Survey 2022 highlights some interesting changes in consumer behaviour when it comes to staying connected while flying. The research was conducted by Censuswide (on behalf of Inmarsat) between August and September 2022. It surveyed a total of [...]
