Uncovering future opportunities in red ocean and soft power of Japan
From digital collaboration to new desires of travellers, travel brands seize new growth in Japan
The first thing you notice when you land at Haneda airport is how busy it is – from immigration to customs to the taxi rank – despite it being almost 10pm. I think I waited almost an hour for a tax [...]
The story behind MGM Resorts’ ambitious $10b integrated resort in Japan
Jiro Kawakami: “Most people think Las Vegas is a big gaming market but it’s only $8b in annual gaming revenues. Japan’s market is huge.”
It’s been a long time coming but this April, after years and years of waiting, MGM Resorts International received the green light to develop a resort in [...]
Northstar Travel Group launches The Meetings Show Asia Pacific in 2024, hosted in Singapore
"There was an opportunity to bring our world class experiences to the Asia Pacific meetings market under the established and successful brand of The Meetings Show.”
Northstar Travel Group, the leading B-to-B information, events and marketing solutions company in the travel industry, announces the [...]
Building Meili and Manna: How Bobby Healy wants to end “fiasco of car hire brokering” and change the world of delivery
The one thing you can count on when you speak to Bobby Healy is, he’s a straight shooter. When you ask him why he founded Meili Travel Technology, his new car rental business in direct competition with CarTrawler, the company he helped build over 15 years, his answer, “It was the right thing to [...]
Massive surge in hotel demand around Coldplay concerts in Singapore, says Agoda
"This spike in accommodation bookings is a testament to the undeniable lure of live musical experiences."
Singapore hoteliers are gearing up for a tourism boom as Agoda has unveiled statistics indicating an overwhelming surge in demand for accommodations in the city-state during Coldplay's upcoming [...]
Klook taps into music tourism as official partner for Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’
The platform will also offer first-of-its-kind bundling to its users to facilitate Swift's highly anticipated return to Singapore.
Klook, a key travel activity and experience booking platform, aims to tackle opportunities in the music tourism space by becoming the Official Experience Partner for Ta [...]
Coldplay, concerts, and chaos: Music tourism is ready to be unlocked
Concerts are expected to drive tens of thousands of visitors to regional cities and inject millions into the state’s economy
Back in 2020, economists from West Virginia University conducted a study called, “Why Go Home? Pearl Jam’s ‘Home Shows’ & Hotel Demand”, to quantify the impa [...]
THAIFEX – HORECA Asia opens in March 2024 and reveals next-gen trends in the region
Organisers hope to replicate the scale of its flagship F&B event for hotels, restaurants, and catering
Technology and sustainability were the key themes that surfaced at the soft launch of THAIFEX-HOREC Asia, an event focused on the food & beverage industry, held in Bangkok last week.
Fr [...]
Six key trends shaping travel experiences in Asia/Pacific
Arival, the leading authority for the tours and activities sector, has released six key trends that are shaping the future of travel experiences in APAC. The findings, from its recent The Outlook for Experiences 2019-2025 research, are released ahead of the annual Arival Activate event, which take [...]
Future of Extended Reality; eating “phygital” chocolate; Air NZ’s digital goals; More
McKinsey’s take on the future of XR in travel
McKinsey and Co, in an extensive new report, has posed the question, ‘Can travel go virtual’, can the travel industry grab a US$20 billion opportunity offered by the metaverse.
The answer? Yes, no and maybe.
McKinsey suggests it’s time for [...]
