Asia/Singapore Thursday, 19th March 2026

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...

Club Med uncovers Asia-Pacific’s snow hunters

The snow holiday market has seen rapid growth in Asia-Pacific, and continues to be dominated by the higher-income travellers, according to the region's first...

Thailand visitor arrivals, spending see double-digit growth

Thailand welcomed nearly 22.7 million visitor arrivals in the January-July period this year, up 11% over the same period of 2017, according to preliminary...

Bookings to Indonesia tumble after Lombok quake

There has been a 26% decline in bookings to Indonesia since the August 5 earthquake in Lombok, according to ForwardKeys. Prior to the devastating earthquakes,...

Asian travellers lead the family travel surge: Agoda

New school semesters may already underway after the mid-year break, but that doesn’t mean families are packing away their travel gear just yet. In fact,...

In Singapore, tourism receipts plateau despite growing arrivals

While international visitor arrivals into Singapore grew by 7.3% year-on-year to reach 4.6 million in 1Q2018, tourism receipts dipped marginally with declines seen in...

Trump’s trade war with China hits US tourism

US president Donald Trump’s tit-for-tat trade war with China appears to have caused a significant slump in Chinese visitors to the US that could...

Skyscanner pries into couple troubles during holidays

Nearly one in five Hong Kong couples who have argued during travel have considered breaking up after arguments, while 13% argue about photo taking,...

Demand for inflight Wi-Fi driving airline loyalty in Asia-Pacific

Over three quarters (78%) of passengers would more likely rebook with an airline if high-quality inflight Wi-Fi is offered, according to the fourth annual...

Asia’s flight bookings make up 64% of global total for Hajj...

Advanced flight bookings to airports around the holy city of Mecca ahead of this year’s Hajj have rose from Asia, Europe and Oceania, according...