Hong Kong most expensive in APAC for business travel
Hong Kong is now the most expensive location for business travellers, having overtaken Tokyo which drops to second spot, revealed the latest Daily Rates...
Double-digit growth in tourist arrivals, revenue to Thailand in first four...
Thailand started the first four months of 2018 with international arrivals climbing 13.9% year-on-year to 13.7 million, led by growth from India and China.
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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...
Medical tourism generates over 30% of SE Asian private hospital revenue:...
Medical tourism generates one-third or more of revenue for private hospitals in most South-east Asian countries, according to a new report by Zion Market...
Russian arrivals into APAC soar on direct flights: ForwardKeys
It’s boom time for Russian arrivals in Asia-Pacific countries, which ForwardKeys attributes to a doubling in seat capacity on direct flights from Russia to...
Chinese travel spending, mobile transactions on the up: Alipay
Last year, the average budget and actual spending of 2,806 Chinese outbound travellers surveyed in a study by Nielsen and Alipay increased to US$6,026...
Russia tourism, Europe’s hub airports score this World Cup
For the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia (June 4 – July 15), Forwardkeys is reporting a 50.5% surge in visitors, with an uptick observed even from non-qualifying countries such as Hong Kong (+2.5%).
Tourism supports one in five jobs created in 2017
One in five of all new jobs created globally in 2017 are attributable to travel and tourism, according to new research from the World...
With rising affluence, Asians travel farther and take longer trips
Rising affluence among a new generation of Asia-Pacific consumers is estimated to add nearly 90 million new travellers by 2025, with travellers more likely...
Seoul-Danang is APAC’s fastest-growing air route
Seoul-Danang is the fastest-growing passenger route in Asia-Pacific, in a new study release by Routesonline at Routes Asia 2019, which took place from in...
