Tourism hits 1.4 billion target ahead of forecast
International tourist arrivals grew 6% in 2018, reaching the 1.4 billion target two years ahead of forecast, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism...
Chinese travellers increasingly drawn to beach vacations
China's rapid urbanisation is driving the popularity of island travel among Chinese tourists, a recent report commissioned by ITB China revealed.
Island escapes have surged...
China bookings for longhaul outpace APAC in 1Q2019
Forward bookings from China to Asia-Pacific destinations are down 2.6% for 1Q2019, while longhaul destinations are seeing significant growth, according to a Forwardkeys analysis.
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Hong Kong still a hot destination for Chinese tourists
More visitors from mainland China are travelling to Hong Kong via coach or train in 2018, on the back of growing land connections thanks...
APAC leads growth as global air travel rises 5.9% in 2018
Global air travel grew by 5.9% in 2018, with Asia-Pacific seeing the strongest increase, according to data published by ForwardKeys.
While air travel grew in...
Quanzhou, Angeles City, Kuantan heating up for Singaporean travellers
Smaller cities are fast rising as hot picks among Singaporean travellers, based on Expedia's flight data.
Singaporeans are revving to explore the roads less travelled,...
Vietnam, South Korea rising stars for APAC travellers: Skyscanner
While Japan remains the top choice for travellers in Asia-Pacific, South Korea and Vietnam are rising fast as preferred destinations, according to Skyscanner data...
Cybersecurity spend on the up in aviation amid threats
Cybersecurity remains high on the agenda and is a spending priority for both airport and airline CIOs, even though faster progress towards implementation of...
Solo travel more popular among Thais: Visa
Over a quarter of Thais (28%) have travelled overseas solo in the past two years, ahead of the global (24%) and Asia-Pacific (23%) averages,...
Asia’s second-tier cities on the rise as new go-to destinations
The traditional favourites of Bangkok, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur continue to dominate the list of Asia’s top 10 tourist destinations, based on findings from...
