Asia/Singapore Sunday, 14th June 2026

550 million people visited Asia-Pacific in 2014: PATA

OVER half a billion international travellers visited the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during last year to record almost six per cent year-on-year growth, according to...

Business travel demand drives APAC room rates up in 1Q

HOTEL room rates were mostly up across the board in Asia-Pacific as business tourism surged this quarter, according to HRS Hotel Price Radar. Macau, Sydney...

Chinese Millennials more tech-reliant than other young travellers

TECHNOLOGY plays a crucial role in the planning and booking of trips for Chinese Millennials, says a recent study on the travel behaviours and...

Business travel costs to hold firm for 2015: AMEX

HOTEL and airfare rates will remain relatively flat in 2015 as cooler economic growth in Asia-Pacific (APAC) and forces of supply and demand exert...

Asian hospitality sector the least disabled-friendly in the world: study

A NEW Travel Smarts study by Agoda has found that hotels in Asia are the least well-equipped in the world when it comes to...

Asia-Pacific tourists shore up inbound travel to Europe

ARRIVALS from Asia-Pacific were a key driver in travel to Europe in 2014 and forward bookings are indicating no let-up for the year ahead. According...

‘Singaporeans knowledgeable, frequent travellers’

SINGAPOREANS are frequent flyers with almost all (91 per cent) surveyed in a study by DataSpark having gone overseas often either for business or...

5 hotel distribution trends to keep your eye on in 2015

HOTELIERS have much to lose by neglecting what big data is saying – up to 25 per cent of operation revenue, in fact. London-based...

How to grow brand loyalty among today’s travellers

TO SUCCESSFULLY woo this generation, travel companies must recognise a new breed of traveller and what they expect from their reward programmes, says a...

The Lion City is South-east Asia’s dream destination

SINGAPORE is the stand-out favourite destination of South-east Asia, found this year's MasterCard Consumer Purchasing Priorities survey, with the island nation consistently ranked among...
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