Asia/Singapore Thursday, 6th November 2025

APAC leads growth as international tourism exports hit US$1.7 trillion

Exports generated by international tourism reached US$1.7 trillion in 2018, up 4% over the previous year, with Asia-Pacific leading growth, a new report from...

Asian millionaires favour food, culture over shopping, ILTM study finds

This year is likely to be another year of strong growth for the region's luxury travel market, with particularly high willingness to travel manifested...

Chinese FIT surging despite trade tensions

ForwardKeys’ analysis of Chinese outbound travel in the first four months of this year revealed a 12.7% growth in FIT. “The growth was extraordinary, given...

Russian arrivals into APAC soar on direct flights: ForwardKeys

It’s boom time for Russian arrivals in Asia-Pacific countries, which ForwardKeys attributes to a doubling in seat capacity on direct flights from Russia to...

Slowing demand, rising costs squeeze airline profits: IATA

IATA has downgraded its 2019 outlook for the global air transport industry to a US$28 billion profit, from US$35.5 billion forecast in December 2018,...

Study finds HZMB brings in higher-spending tourists to Macau

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) has been bringing high-spending visitors to Macau, according to a recent study by Hong Kong-based marketing research firm CSG...

Football fans will go great lengths to watch teams in action:...

A recent Expedia Group study revealed strong enthusiasm for football among travellers, with some even willing to lie to their travel partner or miss...

While cruise passengers in Asia hit a new high in 2018,...

Chinese travellers show the highest willingness to spend on cultural travel compared to other holiday themes, according to the recently released ITB China Travel...

Asia’s cruise passengers younger than global average

As Asia sailed to a record 4.2 million ocean-going cruise passengers in 2018, the region's cruise passengers are found across the age spectrum, revealed...

Asia cruise market sails to record 2018 numbers but faces slowdown...

While cruise passengers in Asia hit a new high in 2018, China – which makes up the lion's share – is showing signs of...