Travel for love leads the way, then it’s nature, wellness and sustainability
Australia and Singapore blaze new trails in recovery
FIRST it was “travel for love”, said Tourism Australia’s Brent Anderson, those travelling from the region down under to visit families and friends, then it was travellers looking for a different kind of love – that of immersive experience [...]
Asia’s travellers are back and with new preferences and expectations
SINCE the onset of the pandemic the travel industry has dealt with a great amount of adversity – particularly in Asia. But now the tide is finally turning. Travel demand in the region started picking up towards the end of last year and has continued accelerating during the past months.
The grad [...]
TAT to invest in TOCA blockchain to build organic tourism platform
Less about tourist numbers, more about yields as Thailand seeks sustainable way forward
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is entering the third and most significant phase of its partnership with the Thai Organic Consumer Association (TOCA), which will see it investing in the TOCA platform to [...]
Patchy flight path to recovery, complexity and confusion continue to rule
IT’s a patchy flight path to recovery, with Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean expected to return to 2019 levels only by 2025, according to IATA forecasts.
Speaking at the “Asia Arising” event, organised by WiT and Travel Weekly Asia, Vinoop Goel, Asia Pacific regional dire [...]
South-east Asia’s travel and hospitality sector set for takeoff
THE easing of travel restrictions is likely to drive a strong recovery in South-east Asia's travel and hospitality sector, according to an assessment report by research and advisory firm Redseer.
“While the pace of recovery could differ across countries the directional uptrend should lead to t [...]
Pace breaks into travel, Shangri-La makes first move into BNPL
SHANGRI-LA Hotels and Resorts in Malaysia has signed a partnership with BNPL startup, Pace, the first for the hotel group to delve into the Buy Now Pay Later space and for Pace, its first break into travel and hospitality. WiT speaks to Turochas ‘T’ Fuad, founder & CEO, Pace and Katie Robert [...]
Climate, community and choice are shaping the future of travel
WITH borders reopening in many countries people are keen to travel again but they want to do it sustainably, citing news about climate change influencing their choice.
This data is from a survey commissioned by Booking.com carried out in February among 30,000-plus people across 32 countries and t [...]
“You take away air service, you take away the community”
As demand returns, airlines, airports face consumer pressure to fly and grow less
THE dilemma the aviation industry is in was acutely captured at the CAPA Airlines In Transition Summit in Manchester last week. On the one hand, all are struggling to come out of the worst crisis ever, laden with ma [...]
No shorthaul if there is rail, no day trips and limits on number of staff in one event
Ernst & Young sets rules on business trips, tests blockchain direct bookings with airlines and hotels
SUSTAINABILITY and technology, rather than health and safety, dominated the discussions during the panel on corporate travel at the CAPA Airlines in Transition Summit in Manchester last week, w [...]
Airlines – the end of golden days or “the beginning of our third epoch”?
“Traumatised, shocked and stunned, but we will get over it,” says Emirates’ Sir Tim Clark
SO on the one hand, you have Peter Harbison, chairman emeritus, CAPA (Centre of Aviation) painting a rather grim picture for the future of aviation – he believes the golden days may be over – and on [...]
