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...
Asia-Pacific to drive aircraft demand over next two decades
THE Asia-Pacific region will drive demand for larger and more eco-efficient aircraft over the next 20 years, accounting for 35 per cent of new...
Free Wi-Fi is top must-have hotel amenity
FREE WI-FI reigns as the most desired hotel amenity, according to travellers polled by Hotels.com.
Trumping free parking and complimentary breakfasts, complimentary Wi-Fi is the...
Consumers weigh in on Malaysia’s top 10 attractions
ONLINE travel site TripAdvisor has compiled a list of the top attractions in Malaysia that have set the tongues of travellers around the world...
US business travel spending to rebound in 2013: GBTA
THE prospects for business travel are looking up in 2013 with corporate spending expected to be greater, based on the latest report by Global...
Bangkok hotels shine amid mixed performance for APAC in November
ASIA-PACIFIC (APAC) hotels suffered a slight dip in occupancy but achieved modest increases in average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR)...
Indonesia to break tourism record with eight million arrivals in 2012
INDONESIA’S Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy is optimistic that international tourist arrivals to the country in 2012 would exceed the target of eight...
Fraud hits half of travel businesses: study
HALF of travel, leisure and transportation businesses were affected by fraud in the last one year, with internal financial fraud or theft being the...
More air passengers using self-service, mobile offerings: SITA
AIRLINE passengers want greater control of their journey and are looking for more self-service and mobile-based offerings during travel, according to the 2012 SITA/Air...
Mainland China leads arrivals surge to Hong Kong
VISITOR arrivals to Hong Kong during the first three quarters of 2012 grew 16.3 per cent year-on-year to reach 35.4 million, based on the...
