Tag: Asia Inbound
Love for Asia is returning
Bookings to Asia are looking healthy for 2023, according to European tour operators, but air seat capacity remains the main concern for the market to reach pre-pandemic levels.
Off to an adventure
Adventure tourism is a valuable forte for destinations to develop, asserts Hannah Pearson, Adventure Travel Trade Association’s regional director for Asia, as it is a multi-billion dollar segment that keeps most of the earnings within the local community and demands a sustainable approach to development
Ukraine crisis tests resilience of Russian outbound travel market
Russia's shocking invasion of Ukraine puts to test the resilience of its outbound travellers who are prized for their long average length of stay and determination to travel come what may.
Hong Kong tourism worst hit in the world: Compare the Market...
New research by Australia-based Compare the Market has identified Hong Kong as the destination most affected by pandemic-induced border closures, quarantine rules and the...
TUI ready to bring back Germans, but with conditions
One of South-east Asia's biggest European buyers, TUI Group, says the region’s recovery depends not only on the easing of entry rules and availability...
European holidaymakers’ appetite for travel to Asia growing
European outbound travel agents are seeing a strong interest for longhaul travel to Asia for spring and summer next year, and Asian countries that...
The future of experiences
Emerging from the pandemic, tours and activities are becoming more intimate and digitalised, and featuring sharper storytelling, finds Anne Somanas
Distancing desires drive pick-up in bookings for private villas, resorts
Exclusive and typically secluded, private villas and self-contained properties are seeing bookings from people eager to resume their travel but with safe distancing in...
WTTC lays out health protocols to regain traveller confidence
As part of WTTC’s efforts to restore consumer confidence in travel, the council has released standardised protocols for hospitality and retail operations worldwide to...