Personalisation and privacy key as travellers expect frictionless experiences
Today’s travellers want personalised, seamless and instant, whether at the trip planning stage or during the trip itself, say industry experts during the Connected...
Jiangsu woos more international tourists
The Chinese province of Jiangsu boosted its profile at PATA Travel Mart, where it exhibited for the first time, as part of its push...
World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, Zeero Group to integrate climate action into...
The World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (WSHA) has partnered with Zeero Group, a climate innovation company focused on decarbonising luxury hospitality and travel through scalable,...
Singapore’s hospitality leaders define the face of future workforce
Digital fluency, courage to lead and make decisions, emotional intelligence, imagination, and creativity are some of the characteristics expected to be embodied in the...
Singapore’s Hotel Industry Digital Plan gets updated to keep up with...
The Hotel Industry Digital Plan (IDP), a programme introduced in 2019 by Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Singapore Tourism Board (STB) with support...
Hong Kong to co-host National Games with Guangdong and Macau
The 15th National Games (NG), the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities (NGD) and the ninth National Special Olympic Games (NSOG) will be...
Thai tourism strategies target post-lockdown Chinese travel trends
Thailand’s tourism ambitions to attract more Chinese travellers took centre stage at the PATA Knowledge Forum last week, where speakers examined how the country...
Improved flight connectivity powers Bhutan’s tourism aspirations
Inbound travel trade players in Bhutan are preparing to capitalise on the expansion of potential business from Singapore and Thailand, spurred by Drukair’s imminent...
Latin America emerges as a promising source market for Thailand
Latin America is emerging as a growing source of tourists for South-east Asia, with Thailand seeing renewed interest. Bangkok-based agency Mundo Nómada reports steady...
Indonesia introduces All-Indonesia app for international passenger declarations
All passengers on international flights must complete a new arrival declaration form via the All-Indonesia application from today (September 1), the Indonesia Directorate General...
