Bangkok, London top destinations for APAC travellers this fall
Travel from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is still robust in Q3 this year with vacationers favouring both short haul and long haul destinations, with Bangkok and London as most popular respectively - no surprises there.
The other cities in the top five destinations list are Tokyo, Singapore, T [...]
These are the five trends shaping the future of luxury travel
The evolving definitions of ‘luxury’ and ‘status’ are changing the preferences and expectations of service from high-end travellers, says Sabre Corporation in its recently-released The Future of Luxury Travel.
According to the report, published in collaboration with TrendWatching, travell [...]
On the Rocks, Hoshino talks ryokans, minpaku and recognition
I suppose when you work in travel, you shouldn’t be surprised who you run into so when I heard that Hoshino Resorts was having a media lunch in Sydney the week I happened to be in town, I gatecrashed it.
I wanted to catch up with Yoshiharu Hoshino, who wants to take his fourth-generation fa [...]
The Wrap: MBC Group, Middle East’s leading multimedia company, invests in Wego
In the news: MBC Groups’s investment in Wego, Cathay Pacific’s partnership with Alibaba Group, SIA’s creative inflight safety video unveiled
ONLINE TRAVEL: MBC Group, Middle East’s leading multimedia company, invests in Wego
Last week travel search site Wego announced it has recei [...]
How technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, virtual reality are shaping future travel
There is more forecast on the future of travel, this time from Sabre on the role technologies will play in shaping the travel landscape in the years ahead.
The rather detailed 2017 Radar Report by Sabre Labs looks at nine tech trends impacting travel by studying the technologies and the impact th [...]
The Wrap: U-Explore – new online booking platform from Klook and HK Express
This week partnerships throughout Asia make the news – Klook with HK Express, Minor Hotels and Cendyn, Red Planet Hotels and SiteMinder
TRAVEL: U-Explore – new online booking platform from Klook and HK Express
Klook Travel (Klook), Hong Kong-based tour and activities booking startup, has [...]
Letter from Kuching: Lessons for small earthlings in second cities
Just returned from Kuching and on the AirAsia flight to Singapore, I was reflecting on how the combination of low cost airlines and the web, specifically social media, has changed the fortunes and aspirations of folks living in second cities in Asia.
I hail from a secondary city myself, Penang, a [...]
Future success lies in personalisation and seamless travel: Amadeus
In the next five to seven years the keys drivers for success will be personalised travel experiences, enhanced by technology and artificial intelligence, and seamless travel according to a new Amadeus—A.T. Kearney report.
The study, What if? Imagining the future of the travel industry, outlin [...]
Hey millennials, here’s an airline specifically designed for you
In the past few years millennials seem to be the focus of travel companies, with many crafting ‘hip’ products to attract them and their dollars, among them funky hotels and service apartments as well as designed tours.
Air France takes this a step further by launching an airline, called Joon [...]
Have yuan, will travel: Trends and behaviours of outbound Chinese travellers
The Chinese are travelling and spending, showing no sign of reducing their vacations abroad despite many key indicators showing signs of a slowdown in the Chinese economy.
In fact, Chinese travellers will continue to travel and spend more in the next 12 months, according Hotels.com’s Chinese [...]
