Global search volume up, improved lodging performance, new report finds
NEW data shows rising travel intent and growing traveller confidence contributed to longer search windows and improved lodging performance
The insights from the Expedia Group Media Solutions Q1 2022 Travel Trend Report are from data collected from Asia Pacific (APAC), Middle East, and Afri [...]
DMCs will play critical role in travel rebound, says dnata’s John Bevan
Fam trips, tech investment, sustainable offerings part of tool kit as Destination Asia gets set for recovery
FRESH from his first trip to visit his associates in Destination Asia in Bangkok and Singapore, John Bevan, divisional senior vice president of Dubai-based dnata Travel Group, is looking for [...]
Sabre maps how the pandemic has changed travel
SABRE Corporation has released a new global travel industry study, ‘Mapping Travel’s New Normal’, which identifies prominent shifts in travel.
The wide-ranging study, highlighting the different areas of focus for airlines and travel agencies, involved both quantitative and qualitative resea [...]
Asia Pacific preferred choice for travellers as they plan international trips
MORE than two years into the Covid pandemic people are planning to travel internationally again, with destinations in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region top of their mind.
The date was revealed in a survey, commissioned by Airbnb and undertaken by YouGov, caried out among than 6,000 people across [...]
Expedia Group revenue jumps 81% as travel recovery continues
EXPEDIA Group saw total gross bookings and total revenue both increase significantly in the first quarter of 2022, according to the online travel giant’s latest earnings report.
Gross bookings for the three months ending March 31, 2022, were $24.4 billion, up 58% compared to $15.4 billion in [...]
Travel for love leads the way, then it’s nature, wellness and sustainability
Australia and Singapore blaze new trails in recovery
FIRST it was “travel for love”, said Tourism Australia’s Brent Anderson, those travelling from the region down under to visit families and friends, then it was travellers looking for a different kind of love – that of immersive experience [...]
The pent-up travel party is just getting started in South-east Asia
Consumers are fast turning into revenge travellers as they quickly adapt to open borders, according to Google's APAC chief for travel search.
AFTER two challenging years of start-stop Covid-19 restrictions, the travel industry is sputtering to life again as borders across Southeast Asia reopen in r [...]
Asia’s travellers are back and with new preferences and expectations
SINCE the onset of the pandemic the travel industry has dealt with a great amount of adversity – particularly in Asia. But now the tide is finally turning. Travel demand in the region started picking up towards the end of last year and has continued accelerating during the past months.
The grad [...]
Patchy flight path to recovery, complexity and confusion continue to rule
IT’s a patchy flight path to recovery, with Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean expected to return to 2019 levels only by 2025, according to IATA forecasts.
Speaking at the “Asia Arising” event, organised by WiT and Travel Weekly Asia, Vinoop Goel, Asia Pacific regional dire [...]
South-east Asia’s travel and hospitality sector set for takeoff
THE easing of travel restrictions is likely to drive a strong recovery in South-east Asia's travel and hospitality sector, according to an assessment report by research and advisory firm Redseer.
“While the pace of recovery could differ across countries the directional uptrend should lead to t [...]
