Airbnb: friend or foe to Singapore hotel industry?
Researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) conducted a study to evaluate if Airbnb complements existing accommodation provision or presents disruptive competition that...
What makes millennials, Gen Z tick in travel?
The recently released publication, New Horizons IV: A global study of the youth and student traveller, has revealed six trends for the under-30 travel...
Short-stay leisure market opens up for Bangkok’s Thonglor
The serviced residence scene in Bangkok's trendy Thonglor neighbourhood is transforming along with a marked shift away from the traditional Japanese long-stay segment, according...
Asia-Pacific travellers plan in advance compared with other regions’ travellers
Asia-Pacific travellers are the heaviest planners of all global regions, according to Sojern, with 45 per cent of travel searches starting more than 60...
Asian cities take top spots in GlobalData’s arrivals ranking
Asian cities outnumbered their counterparts in Europe and America in a ranking of destinations by international tourist arrivals in 2017, according to GlobalData.
In the...
Bright spots in APAC’s hotel market in 2Q
Hotels in the Asia-Pacific region posted growth across the three key performance metrics during 2Q2018, according to data from STR, with notable peaks seen...
Edgy Chinese millennials push boundaries of international travel: Hotels.com
Chinese millennials born after 1990 are especially pushing the boundaries of international travel, increasing their travel expenditure by a staggering 80% in the past...
Asian cruise market sails to double-digit growth
While Asian cruise passenger numbers surged 20.6% to hit another record high of over four million in 2017, overall cruise capacity deployed in the...
Upsurge in customised travel demand for Chinese outbound market
Chinese demand for customised travel surged 300 per cent in 2017, with European destinations most favoured among those eschewing traditional package deals, according to...
As longhaul arrivals into Europe rebound, traditional destinations make comeback
Total international arrivals into Europe grew by 6.1% in 1Q2018, led by 12.5% growth seen from longhaul markets, according to the Air Travellers' Traffic...
