Reports
9 in 10 young travellers fail to achieve ‘travel therapy’
27/02/2025 by WiT
Millennials and Gen Z crave travel as a vital form of self-care and rejuvenation, yet their wanderlust remains out of reach. In partnership with consumer insights platform GWI, Klook's latest Travel Pulse research across 14 markets reveals that nearly all young travellers see travel as a powerful st [...]
47% of Singaporean travellers have planned vacations around concerts
19/02/2025 by WiT
Trip.com Group unveils Momentum 2025: Singapore’s next big travel trends As the global travel industry continues to reinvent itself, Trip.com Group has released its forward-looking report, Momentum 2025: Travel's Next Big Trends. Based on insights from over 6,000 travellers across six Asia-Pacif [...]
Debunking Singapore air travel myths | The best time to book flights is not when you think
17/02/2025 by WiT
Summer flights expensive? July is actually the cheapest month to travel If you think you know all the best flight-booking hacks, think again. Expedia’s 2025 Air Hacks Report aims to debunk some of the biggest travel myths by analysing billions of data points in collaboration with Airlines Reporti [...]
85% of DMOs are boosting digital ad spend
07/02/2025 by WiT
Sojern unveils its 2025 State of Destination Marketing report Sojern, a digital marketing platform built for travel announced the launch of the “State of Destination Marketing 2025” report for destination marketing organizations (DMOs). This report, produced through a partnership between Sojern [...]
UAE air market projected to reach $5.4 billion by 2028
06/02/2025 by WiT
Nasdaq-listed MakeMyTrip emerges as the market leader in UAE’s OTA air landscape, currently valued at $3.9 billion India-based travel research and M&A advisory company VIDEC Consultants, for the first time, has sized the GCC & Egypt travel market opportunity from a highly complex demand-s [...]
Record-breaking 2024 for air travel with Asia-Pacific leading the charge
31/01/2025 by WiT
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released 2024 full-year and December 2024 passenger market performance showing record high demand. Total full-year traffic in 2024 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 10.4% compared to 2023. This was 3.8% above pre-pandemic [...]
Who’s spending more and where they’re going in 2025
28/01/2025 by WiT
From multi-tripping to sustainability - 10 travel trends travel providers need to know this year Travel technology solutions provider, Sabre, surveyed its team members and analysed its industry data to uncover the key trends shaping travel this year. The findings highlight how leisure travellers ar [...]
GHA DISCOVERY revenue up 16% to an all-time high of $2.7 billion
27/01/2025 by WiT
Global Hotel Alliance celebrates 20th anniversary with record-breaking 2024 results UAE-headquartered Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands, celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2024 by delivering its best-ever results. The milestone year saw record-b [...]
Podcast: Lunar New Year trends. OTAs vs Hotels. MG Group’s comeback kid.
24/01/2025 by WiT
We're trying something new with our weekly-ish podcast this year - we're outsourcing it to Artificial Intelligence. This is both an experiment and, if we're being honest, a convenient way to digest the top articles of the week from the WiT website into a nugget-of-a-podcast. First, Trip.com data [...]
Longer holidays, bigger budgets: Why APAC travellers are extending Lunar New Year trips
23/01/2025 by WiT
Rise in cross-border travel with stays up to 10% longer this holiday season. Growing interest in off-the-beaten-path destinations and cruises Trip.com Group has unveiled its latest LNY trends for 2025, showcasing how travellers are prioritising longer stays, meaningful experiences and unconventiona [...]