China bookings for longhaul outpace APAC in 1Q2019
Forward bookings from China to Asia-Pacific destinations are down 2.6% for 1Q2019, while longhaul destinations are seeing significant growth, according to a Forwardkeys analysis.
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Hong Kong still a hot destination for Chinese tourists
More visitors from mainland China are travelling to Hong Kong via coach or train in 2018, on the back of growing land connections thanks...
APAC leads growth as global air travel rises 5.9% in 2018
Global air travel grew by 5.9% in 2018, with Asia-Pacific seeing the strongest increase, according to data published by ForwardKeys.
While air travel grew in...
Quanzhou, Angeles City, Kuantan heating up for Singaporean travellers
Smaller cities are fast rising as hot picks among Singaporean travellers, based on Expedia's flight data.
Singaporeans are revving to explore the roads less travelled,...
Vietnam, South Korea rising stars for APAC travellers: Skyscanner
While Japan remains the top choice for travellers in Asia-Pacific, South Korea and Vietnam are rising fast as preferred destinations, according to Skyscanner data...
Cybersecurity spend on the up in aviation amid threats
Cybersecurity remains high on the agenda and is a spending priority for both airport and airline CIOs, even though faster progress towards implementation of...
Solo travel more popular among Thais: Visa
Over a quarter of Thais (28%) have travelled overseas solo in the past two years, ahead of the global (24%) and Asia-Pacific (23%) averages,...
Asia’s second-tier cities on the rise as new go-to destinations
The traditional favourites of Bangkok, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur continue to dominate the list of Asia’s top 10 tourist destinations, based on findings from...
Growing Muslim travel market shows preference for city breaks, shopping
City breaks and shopping are more popular with the world's fast growing Muslim travel market than beach holidays and museum visits are, according to...
Demand for digital travel tools on the up: Travelport
Mobile devices remain vital while demand for new technologies such as voice search, e-payment and digital room keys grows, according to Travelport's 2018 Digital...
