Wego reports rise in Middle East travellers taking quick breaks, mobile leads in searches
Middle East travellers are making more last minute, quick break, travel decisions during Ramadan and Eid, revealed travel search site Wego, which has built up a strong presence in the region. “This year, last minute travel searches jumped significantly for the period leading up to Ramadan,” com [...]
The Wrap: Wellness tourism on the rise in Asia
In the news: Wellness tourism in Asia, beacons at Hong Kong airport, paperless flight operations for AirAsia Wellness tourism on the rise in Asia Is anyone surprised that Bali tops the list of the top 15 destinations with hotels that are perfect destinations for wellness tourism? Guess the answer is [...]
Asian cities dominate among leading destinations in the world
Asia is a strong magnet for leisure travel with five cities - Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul and Hong Kong – making it into the Global Destination Cities Index 2015 top 10.The annual index by MasterCard provides a ranking of the 132 most visited cities from around the world. It also shows [...]
The Wrap: M’sian PM calls for promotion of Asean as a single tourist destinaton
In the news: GOASEAN launched, Ingresso app plugin for Travelport, TripAdvisor’s Travellers' Choice Landmarks M'sian PM calls for promotion of Asean as a single tourist destinationThe 10 Asean countries should make a collective effort to promote the region as a single tourist destination, is the c [...]
Singapore set to receive more PRC tourists with easing of visa regulations
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is optimistic the latest move by the country’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority in relaxing the visa regulations for nationals from the People’s Republic of China will give a fillip to the nation’s tourism industry.
The immigration authority will, [...]
The online travel habits of Middle East Millennials
The rising wave of millennial travellers will change the face of travel in MENA and companies that fail to figure out a strategy risk getting left behind, said Google’s Head of Tourism & Hotels, Middle East and North Africa, Ali Hashmi (pictured left).
He defined them as those aged between [...]
The Wrap: Asia Pacific is the place to holiday in with drop in room prices
In the news: Drop in room rates in APAC cities, AirAsia’s new self service options, HRS’ properties on Travelport platform, Apple Watch app from TripAdvisor
APAC is the place to holiday in with drop in room prices
Holidaymakers looking to get more bang for their travel buck might wis [...]
The Wrap: Malaysia and Singapore top destinations in the world for Muslim travel
In the news: Focus on MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index, Golfasian Indonesia, and Hotels.com Hotel Price Index Malaysia and Singapore top destinations in the world for Muslim travel Malaysia is the number one destination across the globe in the Muslim travel market according to th [...]
London’s most popular city for New Year celebrations, says TripAdvisor
So where will you be to welcome in 2015? If you are in London, New York City or Paris then you are one of the top three destinations to celebrate New Year, according to data from travel site, TripAdvisor.In the listing of 15 most popular destinations to spend New Year’s Eve for global travellers o [...]
The Wrap: Da Nang, Vietnam, is the destination of choice for travellers in 2015
In the news: TripAdvisor reveals travellers’ choice destinations, BCD enters Cambodia, Pad Air for Malaysia Airlines, it's Asia for Singapore travellers on year-end vacationsDa Nang, Vietnam, is the destination of choice for travellers in 2015Southeast Asia is the preferred holiday getaway for tra [...]
