Unstoppable India: Aviation activity steps up, travel rebounds, middle class set to surge
Sabre highlights key travel trends in the world's most populous country, as of April 2023
A key milestone in the world was passed in April when India’s population reached 425,775,850 people, matching and then surpassing the population of China.
Marking this landmark moment, the UN in this repo [...]
Japanese food platform byFood raises $2.24m to expand in Japan and Asia
The paths of Serkan Toso and Kaoro Joho first crossed when they found they were doing something similar with their food startups – Toso was running Tokyobyfood.com, a website to help foreign travellers find Japanese food while Joho was operating Tablecross, a restaurant reservations app.
Both h [...]
Letter From Sydney: A city that hides its secrets in plain sight
Like the rest of the world, Australia is gearing up for an interesting year in travel and hospitality. The Australian Tourism Exchange or ATE23 is back in full force for the first time since 2019, welcoming travellers both international and domestic to an array of new attractions in the colossal cou [...]
No longer blazing trails, Mr Nice Guy yearns for Asia’s hidden gems
Still a role for DMCs who stay two steps ahead of customers, says veteran
Bob Guy, the "Mr Asia" of the DMC industry, shares his insights on the changes in the travel industry and why DMCs still have a role to play in the digital age. Despite the disruption caused by the pandemic, Guy believes that [...]
Singaporeans travel to relax, while Malaysians travel seeking adventure
55% of Singaporeans and Malaysians who have travelled this year plan to travel again in the next 3 months
“Same-same but different” is a very common saying when it comes to describing, or rather differentiating, Singapore and Malaysia. The two countries share a common history, identical cuisine [...]
APAC key to Expedia’s global growth, destinations shift to urban, B2B focus in South-east Asia
Dykes to “farm” SEA for deeper partnerships to drive membership programme
Increasing loyalty members and app users and doubling down on its B2B will be the key thrusts of Expedia’s strategy in Asia Pacific as it rebuilds its business in the region post-pandemic.
Specifically in South-east [...]
Jigger ready to take on jumbo task of connectivity and integration in tours, activities and attractions
Go City’s Abendano on lessons learnt in Singapore and solving localisation pain points
He was nearly named Jumbo because he was an 11-pound baby. But thankfully, because his father was at a bar, having whiskey with friends, while he was entering the world, his parents decided to name him Jigger ( [...]
Travel is back, Asia’s rising, here’s what to watch out for in the new world
TRAVEL is back and so is Asia – was the resounding sentiment at WiT Singapore 2022, which gathered more than 400 delegates from close to 30 countries in the first physical reunion of the online travel industry in Asia Pacific in three years.
With the theme of “Hello, New World”, the more th [...]
Sponsored: Wego looks at travel trends in the MENA region through pre and post-pandemic data
THE tourism sector has in recent years gone through difficult times. However, thanks to the combination of successful vaccination campaigns and the pent-up demand of frustrated travellers, the situation in the sector improved significantly during the summer of 2022.
But has the travel and tourism [...]
Traveloka secures $300m financing from INA and other investors
TRAVELOKA has secured a financing facility of $300 million from Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), BlackRock (through a private credit fund it manages), Allianz Global Investors (through funds managed by them), Orion Capital Asia (through funds and accounts managed by them), and other leading glo [...]
