Tag: Travel Trends
Booking.com study finds travel optimism remains high in Asia-Pacific
Booking.com has launched its inaugural Travel Happiness Index, finding that travellers across Asia-Pacific continue to prioritise travel despite economic and global uncertainties, with meaningful...
Chinese outbound demand holds firm amid travel headwinds
Despite a volatile global aviation landscape marked by geopolitical headwinds and rising jet fuel prices earlier this year, Chinese outbound travel demand is demonstrating...
Culture shapes Indian travel choices: Skyscanner
Culture is emerging as one of the strongest influences on travel decisions among Indian tourists, with heritage, festivals and regional cuisine increasingly shaping where...
Malaysian travellers rewrite the rules of outbound travel
AI, visa-free travel and higher airfares are changing how Malaysians travel overseas and reshaping the role of outbound travel agencies, as travellers become more...
Rising costs weigh on Japan’s summer outbound travel
Japanese consumers are expected to travel overseas less this summer, amid rising costs due to the weak yen and geopolitical uncertainty.
Tokyo-based research firm Intage...
Hit Chinese drama fuels interest in Hangzhou, Amadeus data suggests
International air arrivals to Hangzhou increased nine per cent year on year between March and June 2026, according to Amadeus Travel Intelligence, with strong...
Gen Z demand for experience-led travel rewards: Agoda
Agoda research suggests Gen Z travellers across Asia are taking more frequent, experience-led trips, creating new opportunities for banks, airlines and loyalty providers to...
Travellers prioritise experiences despite rising costs: Klook
Travel demand across Asia-Pacific has remained resilient despite rising travel costs, with new research from Klook finding that 95% of travellers did not cancel...
Marriott debunks Gen Z myths in new luxury travel study
The long-held stereotype of Gen Z consumers as screen addicts, uninterested in traditional luxury, passive travellers and prone to impulsive trips has been challenged...
Where travel meets technology
Visa Asia Pacific chief marketing officer Danielle Jin discusses how AI, digital payments and changing traveller behaviour are reshaping the travel journey, and what destinations and travel businesses need to do to stay ahead
