Asia/Singapore Wednesday, 18th March 2026

GBTA notes double-digit surge in business travel since February

Business travel is surging forward, international travel is returning, and despite new challenges, industry recovery is entrenched, observes the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)...

Singaporean travellers take on South-east Asia

WHILE South-east Asia has, unsurprisingly, emerged as the most visited destination for Singaporeans, a study released today by MasterCard has shown how five demographics...

Agoda reveals shopaholics and health enthusiasts of SEA travel

Compared to other Asia-Pacific nationalities surveyed in the Agoda Travel & Tech Study 2017, Singaporean travellers were found to have the strongest leanings towards...

Thailand remains prime travel destination for Singaporeans

BANGKOK and other destinations in Thailand will enjoy continued popularity among Singaporean travellers in the year ahead, according to the latest data from Hotels.com. Besides...

Mother-daughter, father-son travel a trend to watch for Australian families

Results from a recent Virtuoso survey of 772 travel advisors show a strong trend towards mother-daughter and father-son getaways, reflecting greater demand for experiences...

Growth in intended Thai travel spend leaps ahead of global average

Thais' intended travel spend is growing faster than the regional and global average, according to Visa’s Global Travel Intentions Study, which also found that...

Malaysia, Singapore once again top Muslim travel index

Malaysia and Singapore have topped the list of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and non-OIC markets respectively for the third consecutive year, according to...

International tourists reach 1.3 billon, highest in seven years: UNWTO

International tourist arrivals grew by a remarkable seven per cent in 2017 to reach a total of 1.3 billion, well above the sustained and...

Bushfires ravage NSW hotels: STR

Ongoing bushfires that have ravaged large parts of Australia have greatly affected Sydney Drive Regional, a submarket within a two-hour-drive radius of Greater Sydney,...

Bangkok crowned world’s top destination

ASIA-Pacific destinations weighed in strongly in this year's list of top travel destinations, but Bangkok stole the show by beating out defending champion London...