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...










