Strong demand for domestic tourism among Saudis, planning to travel internationally with opening of borders
THE majority of Saudi nationals are
enjoying holidays in their own backyard, with many planning to travel both
domestically and internationally this year.
These findings are revealed in the second travel sentiment survey by omni-channel travel brand Almosafer. Conducted online in Saudi Arabia be [...]
Solo Female Travellers chomping at the bit to travel – Greece tops bucket list
IN a year of no travel, the Solo Female Travellers Club managed to grow its members base from 15,000 to 80,000. “Engagement was really high,” said Mar Pages, co-founder of the group that started on Facebook six years ago and is primarily run on the social network.
“I
think people were real [...]
HRS introduces a ‘green’ solution to help organise business travel more sustainably
GLOBAL lodging platform HRS has unveiled Green Stay Initiative, described as “a first-of-its-kind solution that gives corporations and employees a way to organise business travel more sustainably.
Introduced as a pilot in the first quarter of this year, the initiative leverages proprietary tec [...]
Passenger traffic tumbles 72% in January, but air cargo demand recovers to pre-pandemic levels
JANUARY air passenger demand fell 72% compared to the pre-Covid level in January 2019, revealed the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The traffic volume, measured in revenue
passenger kilometres (RPKs), was worse than the 69.7% year-over-year decline
recorded in December 2020.
I [...]
Despite Asia being closed, Maldives on track to achieve tourism recovery by mid-2021
Having practised Covid-safe management policies since July 15, destination will get headstart when borders fully open
THE Maldives is betting that its own vaccination programme, the
earlier-than-expected global vaccine rollout and the effectiveness of its Covid-safe
management policies will stan [...]
The Wrap: Malaysia Airlines to launch digital travel health pass, new direct booking solution for groups from Groups360, and more …
THE Wrap is a
round-up of news in the travel and technology industries, and to keep track of
developments in these sectors as businesses adapt and reset to meet challenges
in the era of coronavirus.
Malaysia Airlines to introduce digital travel health pass in move to reopen safe travels
Passe [...]
Amadeus takes hit in revenues and profits, steamrolls ahead with new partnerships and NDC initiatives
DESPITE a 61% contraction in revenue to €2,174.0 million and a 123.9% decline in profit to a loss of €302.4 million in its 2020 results, Amadeus continues to push ahead with new partnerships and New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiatives to drive advanced travel retailing.
In announcing i [...]
Magpie and Toristy collaborate to power Indonesian OTA Hayo
SAN Francisco-based Magpie Travel has inked an agreement with Toristy, the Helsinki-based provider of SaaS solutions and distribution to the tour, activity and experiences sector.
Under the partnership, the two companies will deliver content management and distribution solutions to tours and a [...]
Indie hotels need to step up digitisation to get fair share of online rebound
How the OTA landscape in Asia changed during Covid
IT speaks to the acceleration of technology adoption among independent hotels in the Asia region that despite a year of literally no cross-border travel, ZUZU Hospitality Solutions was able to double its customer base from 1,500 to 3,000 last ye [...]
Tripadvisor rolls out live sentiment dashboard to help in tourism recovery
TRIPADVISOR has launched a live data intelligence dashboard to support destination marketing organisations (DMOs) on their journey to recovery.
Powered by Tourism Sentiment Index, the dashboard is part of Tripadvisor’s wider suite of data intelligence products for DMOs known as Tripadvisor In [...]
