Amadeus’ Picard delves into field trips, AI PAs, and simplified digital expenses
'Bleisure' anticipated to reach US$731.4 billion by 2032, with Gen Z representing 27% of the global workforce soon
Industry analysts anticipate that business travel spending will fully rebound by the end of 2024, returning to levels seen before the pandemic in 2019. Adding to those analyses, Amadeu [...]
Shanghai Express layover. Taiwanese DMC gets digital. AI powers language app.
Your Shanghai layover is here
Shanghai Express is a free layover city tour launched by Trip.com Group to show travellers the highlights of Shanghai before their next flight.
International travellers transiting the Shanghai Pudong International Airport for more than eight hours are eligible for [...]
Biometrics key to smarter digital travel, says new white paper
A recent white paper by SITA, titled 'Face the Future,' underscores the pivotal role of biometric technology in revolutionizing the air travel experience. With existing paper-based and manual processes struggling to keep pace, biometric-driven IT solutions offer a promising avenue for enhancing effi [...]
MakeMyTrip tripling down on India to build comprehensive travel shop
“We’re not going global”, asserts Rajesh Magow. Here's why.
Firstly, Rajesh Magow, CEO and co-founder of MakeMyTrip, would like to clarify that his company is not going global, as was reported in various media outlets yesterday. Instead, it’s doubling down, even tripling down on its core [...]
Best way to know Japanese culture is through its museums, says author Sophie Richard
Museum experience is changing but “not everything can go online”
As a young girl growing up in Aix-en-Provence, France, Sophie Richard fell in love with Japan, even before she visited the country. “I don’t know why. My family has no connection with Japan but I was always attracted to its ar [...]
Traveloka and Hong Kong Tourism Board partner to expand travel experiences in Southeast Asia
Traveloka, a key travel platform in Southeast Asia, has announced that it has formed a partnership with the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) aimed at showcasing experiences and attractions in Hong Kong to travellers across the region. The collaboration comes at a time when Hong Kong's tourism sector i [...]
Decoding travel jargon: From bleisure to rubbish tourism
Author and travel writer Paul Theroux had a very simple way of describing people who travel. He divided them into tourist and traveller, saying, “Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travellers don’t know where they’re going.”
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53.2% increase in demand for international flights in APAC, highest load factor among all regions
The latest data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) shows continued growth in global passenger demand for February 2024, indicating a strong start to the year for the aviation industry.
According to the report, total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs), sur [...]
Gamifying a storytelling product and redefining tours | Changemaker Chat
In this new WiT Studio video series, we catch up with winners of the 2023 WiT Travel Changemakers Awards, supported by ATTIA, and dive deeper into the work they do and what drove them to 'build back better'.
In this episode, Yock Song, Head of Partnerships at Tribe Tours, joins us to talk about [...]
Zip Zap Circus: Giving kids in South Africa a chance to dare to dream
30 years on, flying trapeze partners, Brent and Laurence, continue to change lives
In Cambodia, they have Phare, The Cambodian Circus. In South Africa, they have the Zip Zap Circus. Both have similar goals – the former provides jobs for Cambodian youths in the performing arts, the latter, “insp [...]
