Thursday, 2nd May 2024

Sentosa reports higher volume of international visitors

SINGAPORE’s Sentosa Island welcomed 19 million guests in 2011, a 7.3-per cent increase over the year before. Outside of the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) integrated...

Football fans will go great lengths to watch teams in action:...

A recent Expedia Group study revealed strong enthusiasm for football among travellers, with some even willing to lie to their travel partner or miss...

Movie magic trumps sleep as most-desired airport facility

CINEMAS have emerged as the top dream airport facility, according to a recent Skyscanner survey, beating out sleep pods and play areas for children. The...

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...

Gen Z more eager to travel than owning homes or buying...

The next generation of global travellers Gen Z (aged 16-24) have ambitious bucket lists, travel itineraries packed with adventure, and overall, cannot wait to...

Slow travel, all-amusive escapes and ‘grand’ getaways among 2020 trends: Booking.com

Exploration will figure more prominently among global travellers in 2020, fuelled by technology as well as a growing sense of responsibility and deeper connection...

APAC hotel construction pipeline drops slightly in 2Q2021

Asia-Pacific's hotel construction pipeline, excluding China, registered a slight decline in 2Q2021, dropping to 1,701 projects and 364,487 rooms, down 11 per cent and...

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...

APAC set to welcome one billion international arrivals: PATA

Asia-Pacific remains solidly on the path to welcome close to one billion international visitor arrivals (IVAs) over the next five years. This was one...

APAC key driver for Christmas booking surge to Europe

Helsinki is the top European destination for longhaul visitors this Christmas, with 29.6% growth in flight bookings over the period December 15, 2019 to...

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