The Wrap: Where travellers are going to spend the Lunar New Year
In the news: Sojern's data on travel trends for the festive season, Marriott’s first pop-up innovation lab, Emirates' fares on Sabre Travel Marketplace
MARKET INTELLIGENCE: WHERE TRAVELLERS ARE GOING TO SPEND THE LUNAR NEW YEAR
The forecast of a global economic slowdown and geopolitical [...]
Letter from KK and Penang: A new world of travel, a new class of accommodation
I hardly recognise Kota Kinabalu (KK) these days. It’s been just over a year since I’ve visited this East Malaysian state on the island of Borneo, and the developments blew me away.
KK is an example of a destination transformed by low cost airlines and the rise of the middle class traveller a [...]
The Wrap: Air travel “remains extraordinarily safe”, says AAPA in report
In the news: Reviews for 2016 in the travel and hospitality industry are still coming in - AAPA with its aviation safety performance report, Booking.com presenting Guest Reviews Award, HRS and its Hotel Price Radar
AVIATION: AIR TRAVEL "REMAINS EXTRAORDINARILY SAFE", SAYS AAPA IN REPORT
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Reflections on 2016 and Predictions for 2017 (Part III)
It’s that time of the year when we ask industry leaders for their thoughts on what happened in 2016 and what they forsee will happen in the new year. Here’s Part 3.
Guillaume De Marcillac, Co-CEO, FASTBOOKING
3 Top Things That Happened and That Mattered in 2016
1. Is bigger [...]
The Wrap: Stay home to celebrate the Lunar New Year, urges Jetstar
In the news: With Chinese New Year just round the corner travel companies, Jetstar and Wego, are focusing their services around this auspicious event, while Fuji Xerox introduces an audio tour guide for travellers in Singapore,
TRAVEL: STAY HOME TO CELEBRATE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, URGES JETSTAR
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Letter from a Homeliday: I wished I had stayed in La La Land
Warren Buffett once famously said, when everyone is doing one thing, do the other. It’s something I try and keep in mind whenever I feel a herd instinct come over me. It’s something I do particularly over the holiday season – while everyone’s travelling, I have a “homeliday”.
A holida [...]
Local love and infolust are what travellers want these days
Sabre Corporation has released a study, in collaboration with TrendWatching, identifying three behaviourial trends among Asia Pacific travellers, which can present new opportunities for hotels in 2017.
The trends are ‘Betterment’, a growing consumer desire for self-improvement; ‘Local Love� [...]
The Wrap: Where luxury travellers want to go for their holidays
In the news: Lightfoot Travel's insights on luxury travel, AAPA's traffic figures for Asian airlines, Skyscanner's data on top searched destinations for Chinese New Year
DESTINATIONS: Where luxury travellers want to go for their holidays
Luxury travellers want to experience the unusual and [...]
Reflections on 2016 and Predictions for 2017 (Part II)
It’s that time of the year when we ask industry leaders for their thoughts on what happened in 2016 and what they forsee will happen in the new year. Here’s Part 2.
Kei Shibata, CEO, Venture Republic
3 Top Things That Happened and That Mattered in 2016
1. Ctrip acquired Skysca [...]
Mobile is generation-busting, it’s not all about Millennials, be Mindful of that
I know there are many of us who can’t wait to see the end of 2016. It’s been a horrible year and even one day before New Year’s Eve, there are people saying, “Hey wait, it hasn’t ended, let’s get through 2016 first.”
It’s like we’re constantly bracing ourselves for more bad news [...]
