Rebranding Cambodia: Focusing on sustainability to boost tourism in the kingdom
IF you were to come up with a two-week stay in Cambodia, what would your itinerary look like? Would you be able to name five places to visit off the top of your head? Unless you’ve spent a considerable amount of time there, Cambodia is probably defined by its most touristy destinations. According [...]
WiT Studio: Ariane Gorin (President, Expedia for Business) talks travel recovery in APAC and living in consequential times
WiT Studio hosts a series of exclusive interviews with key players in the industry on the new age of travel, tech, and tourism in Asia and beyond. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more.
On this episode, Ariane Gorin, President, Expedia for Business, Expedia Group, talks about the new age [...]
From Bengkulu to Traveloka: How Caesar Indra is fulfilling his dream of “making the developing world better”
“Local is our DNA, so is DIY,” he says, but can that playbook scale as Traveloka expands
When I asked Caesar Indra how a kid growing up in Bengkulu, a small mountain village on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia ended up being president of Traveloka, Indonesia’s poster child of online travel, h [...]
Sponsored: Why a positive experience is all that really matters to travellers
By James Marshall, VP, Air Account Management, Expedia Group
CONSUMER behaviour continually changes, but the volatility we have experienced over the past few years has brought this into even sharper focus. All industries are having to adapt to these changes and re-examine how they meet consumer n [...]
Sponsored: Welcome to the New World of Travel
FOLLOWING a long period of strict entry conditions, heightened hygiene protocols, and swift vaccine deployment, the summer of 2022 finally demonstrated that it is now largely possible to travel the world once more. Most tourist destinations in the MENA region, Europe, and the world have started to w [...]
Rakuten’s domestic strength will hold it steady as Japan reopens
Supply gap, shift to online and cashless among changes sweeping through Japan’s travel market
Rakuten Travel strengthened its hold in the domestic market through the pandemic, increasing its share of domestic travel nights per month from around 15-16% to 20% in 2022, and that consolidation shoul [...]
Sponsored: Trip.com Group’s Sustainable Travel Consumer Report identifies opportunities for travel industry
ACROSS the globe, sustainable travel as a concept and practice has moved from the back of travellers' minds to claim a dominant position in the decision-making process, with close to eight in 10 travellers (78.7%) acknowledging its importance.
Sustainable Travel an Increasingly [...]
Tech in Travel: When airports need more business, who are they going to call? Skyscanner, maybe
SKYSCANNER will harness the power from data accumulated from its 90-plus million monthly users worldwide to help airports explore route development opportunities.
As flight activity picks up and pandemic fears recede, airports are keen to offer compelling business cases that will attract new airl [...]
Sponsored post: Your journey starts and ends on TikTok
CHOICES, choices, choices. And the choices are immense as destinations around the world lay out the welcome mat to travellers from Asia, whom they have missed as well. Should I go to Portugal, which seems to have become one of the trendiest destinations in Europe? Or should I revisit London and Pari [...]
Move to digital gains momentum in tours and activities sector
BARRING no major disruptions, the tours, activities and attractions (TAA) sector will exceed pre-pandemic levels by 2024, with global revenue reaching $260 billion.
But the recovery will be uneven, with certain regions, channels and segments recovering faster than others.
Online travel agencie [...]
