Accommodation owners in Asia among most bullish
ASIAN accommodations ranked third in being optimistic about their business prospects in 2013, with 42 per cent of providers indicating they plan to increase...
Hong Kong is China’s most searched destination
HONG Kong generated the most interest from Chinese travellers this year, taking tops in the number of page views researching holiday destinations in the...
Asia spearheads international air travel growth
ASIA showed the most growth in air travel between 2011 and 2012, and is also the world's most competitive aviation market, according to a...
Tourist arrivals to Maldives on the upsurge
HELPED by better air access, tourism in the Maldives is picking up this year, after a dismal first quarter in 2012 owing to political...
Bangkok crowned world’s top destination
ASIA-Pacific destinations weighed in strongly in this year's list of top travel destinations, but Bangkok stole the show by beating out defending champion London...
Asia’s hotel transaction volumes skyrocket 85 per cent
HOTEL transaction volumes within Asia reached US$1.3 billion in 1H2013, representing an 85 per cent year-on-year increase over 2012, or the strongest first half...
RevPAR, occupancy dip for China hotels
CHINESE hotels suffered a year-on-year decline in occupancy and RevPAR during the first quarter of 2013, as arrivals fell on avian flu fears and...
Asia-Pacific spearheads international travel growth
INTERNATIONAL travel between January and April 2013 rose 4.3 per cent year-on-year, with the Asia-Pacific region boasting the strongest growth.
The number of international tourist...
Hong Kong logs 12 million in overnight visitors
OVERNIGHT visitor arrivals to Hong Kong shot up 8.7 per cent year-on-year between January and June this year, while the territory welcomed a total...
Thailand most popular for Chinese outbound
THAILAND retains its heavyweight status as a top holiday destination in Asia, with three cities featured on TripAdvisor's list of Top 20 Most Popular...