Olympics fueled influx of travel, but also an exodus ahead of the Games
The highest year-on-year boost for international travel to France came from North America and Asia Pacific
With the Summer Games having drawn to a close, Sabre’s insights show that air travel to the main host cities during the Olympic period was up 31% compared to the previous year.
Millions o [...]
Intriq Journey intent on blazing new trails, space travel included
“What could be more exotic and off the beaten path than space?”
Bespoke luxury travel company Intriq Journey, formed by a team of the former Country Holidays, Singapore, is blazing new trails with space as its newest frontier.
Founded in January 2020 and with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong [...]
Taylor Swift’s economic impact competes with Coldplay and Adele
"By examining how different music styles and events influence traveller behavior and demographics, destinations can better understand spending patterns and overall impact."
Earlier this year, we ran a few stories covering Taylor Swift's significant impact on Singapore's economy thanks to the surge [...]
Sabah Convention Bureau is carving its niche with conservation, local values and state culture in mind
CEO, Noredah Othman, is focusing on quality over quantity by tapping into the local MICE industry
As the fairly new CEO of the Sabah Convention Bureau, Noredah Othman plans to use her knowledge of the East Malaysian state from a previous career to achieve the company’s goals. Speaking at the rece [...]
How Singapore’s Tribe Tours adds value to its tours with storytelling
Using AI to illustrate the “big story book” for toddlers for a new tour
For Tribe Tours, Singapore, storytelling is an absolutely essential element to staying relevant as a tour operator in a destination where, let’s face it, visitors don’t face much trouble in getting around. [...]
Singapore game, Hidden, makes the leap to New Zealand to gamify Maori stories
First overseas foray for WhatsApp-based game started during pandemic
Former journalist and data scientist, Lim Yee Hung, was twiddling his thumbs during the pandemic (like all of us) when during Singapore’s so-called “Circuit Breaker” – the period when people were asked to stay home an [...]
How many giants can Asia hold? Agoda’s Teja and Trip.com’s Xie on competition, expansion and making sense of new tech
Calling Trip.com Group and Agoda ‘industry giants’ would certainly be an understatement. Both companies have expanded rapidly over the last few years, dominating regional demographics and adding more verticals to their platforms while becoming one-stop booking shops for many travellers in the re [...]
Never been more exciting to be a storyteller in heritage and conservation, says Blue Mansion’s pioneer
New mission to make Fort Cornwallis, Penang, a must-visit, and not-boring, experience
For the psychologist-lecturer-turned-conservator-researcher, who pioneered story telling in Penang and brought the story of 19th century Chinese merchant Cheong Fatt Tze to life, through the Blue Mansion, ther [...]
Off to Africa to learn from cheetahs: Klook’s Sarah Wan on self-care, high growth and travel trends
Event tourism and slow travel factoring high in Travel Pulse survey
When you’re working for a high growth company like Klook, it is important to practise self-care regimes, said Sarah Wan, general manager, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, such as keeping to a good fitnes [...]
Gardens by the Bay named the world’s most Instagrammable flower gardens
With searches for ‘the world’s most beautiful flower gardens’ up by over 1360% in the last 2 years, a new study has ranked the botanic gardens you must add to your travel bucket list this summer.
Titan Travel researched the world’s most beautiful gardens, utilising TikTok, Instagram, Tripad [...]
