Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024: Travel leaders set trends and predictions (Part 2)
As we enter the last weeks of 2023, we ask our community of travel leaders to share their reflections of the year and their outlook for the coming one in this series of trends and predictions for 2024. This is the second instalment, and Elon Musk and Africa seem to pop up quite a bit. Read on.
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Destination Marketing in 2024: Partner campaigns and AI content creation drive DMO trends
Destination marketing organizations (DMOs) play a pivotal role in shaping industry trends and strategies. To outline the state of destination marketing in 2024, digital marketing platform Sojern has collaborated with the Digital Tourism Think Tank (DTTT), supported by Brand USA, Destination Canada, [...]
Sustainable business travel can be a competitive advantage
Christopher Juneau is the Head of Market Strategy, SAP Concur
Sustainability continues to rise in prominence in the business world, increasing the spotlight on sustainable travel practices. According to a recent Gartner survey, CEOs say that environmental and social changes are a top-three priori [...]
Calling all digital nomads: Malaysia wants you
DE Rantau, a one-stop hub for immigration and accommodation
Malaysia wants to become a premier digital nomad hub, using Greece as a role model for the DE-Rantau programme rolled out by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC).
Arifah Sharifuddin, Head of Digital Tourism at MDEC, said that [...]
Phocuswright unveils Top 25 travel startups of 2024, 8% from Asia Pacific
New list spotlights pandemic-era innovations, with 17 startups born in the last three years
PhocusWire, the media and news division powered by Phocuswright, has unveiled its list of the "Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024" at The Phocuswright Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
This year's sele [...]
A thought revolution needed in sustainability
The next word is biological diversity, says Greenview's Ricaurte
A leading player in hotel sustainability reporting has outlined what he sees as “the next lens” to view humanity’s mission of environmental balance and stewardship
Speaking at WiT Singapore 2023, Eric Ricaurte, CEO of Greenvi [...]
PADI and Klook form partnership, give out scuba diving certifications worldwide
PADI, a purpose-driven organisation with a global presence spanning 6,600 dive centers and resorts, and Klook, the sole Online Travel Agency (OTA) in Asia Pacific partnering with PADI, have joined forces to simplify and streamline the process of becoming a certified PADI Scuba Diver. This collaborat [...]
2024: Rebooters, surrenderers, and foodies to set new travel trends
Booking.com has released its annual Travel Predictions research, revealing that travel will be at “the core of existence” in 2024. In other words, the report says that travel will shift from being an escape from reality into a core part of life.
Booking.com’s report states that 80% of APA [...]
Game over for Metaverse? 2024 travel hacks. Good airport AI. SITA cruises with Costa.
Flight booking worse than the dentist? Expedia's 2024 Air Travel Hacks Report
What could be worse than going to the dentists? Or filing tax returns? Try booking a flight, survey of 1,000 Singapore flyers by Expedia has found.
Close to a third (32%) found booking air travel is more daunting than [...]
Does AI speak in a loud voice, or is it monotone like the sci-fi movies?
It seems like you can’t go 30-minutes these days without hearing talk of Artificial Intelligence or seeing AI-related posts on social media - and for good reason. AI, now dubbed “the new internet”, “the biggest paradigm shift since the iPhone”, and “our future overlord”, has advanced a [...]
