Chinese tourists biggest spenders in 2016: UNWTO
Chinese outbound tourism expenditure grew 12 per cent to US$261 billion last year, continuing a trend of double-digit growth every year since 2004 and...
Hilton named world’s most valuable hotel brand, Premier Inn most powerful
The latest annual Brand Finance Hotels 50 report by valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance has ranked Hilton the world’s most valuable hotel brand...
For luxury travellers, it’s now experiences over dollars
The desire for learning and enrichment, giving something back, the rise of the ephemeral and instant as well as great service are the key...
Tourism remains a global driving force for jobs, economy: WTTC
Growth in the travel and tourism industry outpaced the global economy for the sixth consecutive year in 2016, according to WTTC.
The industry grew 3.3...
APAC biggest winner as Japan outbound market rises again
As the Japanese outbound market recovers from a 5.4 per cent year-on-year decline in January to mid-March last year to a 4.1 per cent...
ForwardKeys reports new damaging travel data resulting from Trump’s two travel...
US president Trump's first executive order in January to block entry for citizens of seven countries and latest revision on the travel ban on...
Singapore more pricey for business travel, but still cheaper than HK
Singapore is now the fourth most expensive location in Asia-Pacific for business travel, rising one spot from last year's regional ranking by global mobility...
Mass tourism takes toll on Bali’s visitor spend, length of stay
A new C9 Hotelworks and Horwath HTL report on Bali reveals warning signs of a shift to mass market tourism, with arrivals growth accompanied...
Increased airlift, secondary gateway support China-led growth in Koh Samui
Bangkok Airways’ international expansion and the emergence of Surat Thani as a secondary gateway are important factors in the China-led growth observed in Koh...
Travel to US hit by Trump slump
As American president Trump seeks to reinstate his executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, Forwardkeys releases findings that the initial ban has...
