“SEA Travel Insights 2023” report shows Southeast Asians keen to travel again

“SEA Travel Insights 2023” report shows Southeast Asians keen to travel again

GrabAds, the advertising arm of Southeast Asian (SEA) superapp, Grab, has released its latest SEA Travel Insights 2023 report, showing that intent to travel remains strong. Of those surveyed,  72% of Grab users plan to travel abroad at least once in the next 12 months, jumping from just 39% when borders reopened in 2022 indicating…

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Research report shows true travel subscriptions services rare, but growing fast 

Research report shows true travel subscriptions services rare, but growing fast 

Travel metasearch website WayAway has today published a definitive white paper about the travel subscriptions space titled ‘Hit that subscribe button: subscription services in the travel industry’.  In addition to creating a formal definition of how to define a travel subscription service and surveying the market to establish the current players in the US, the report…

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Booming ‘Sunshine Saturday’ shows holiday travel is top of consumers’ ‘to do’ list for 2023

Booming ‘Sunshine Saturday’ shows holiday travel is top of consumers’ ‘to do’ list for 2023

Booming results from ‘Sunshine Saturday’ earlier this month shows holiday travel is firmly back on the agenda for consumers. The bounce back in travel appears to be an area that many consumers are not willing to cut back on in 2023, according to a recent survey of 1,000 consumers. The survey, on behalf of leading audit,…

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Trip.com Group data shows outbound flight bookings surge from Mainland China

Trip.com Group data shows outbound flight bookings surge from Mainland China

On the morning of  27 Dec, Trip.com Group, recorded a staggering 254% increase in mainland China’s outbound flight bookings compared to a day earlier. Flights bound for Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong (China), Japan and Thailand led the surge, making them the top five tourist destinations following mainland China’s decision to reopen borders on 27 Dec. Singapore was the fastest-growing of all the destinations, with flight bookings leaping…

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Popular TV Shows Are Inspiring More Americans To Travel To These Destinations

Popular TV Shows Are Inspiring More Americans To Travel To These Destinations

Deciding where to travel for your next trip is already overwhelming. With endless countries to choose from and guides listing hundreds of top destinations to check out, how do you narrow it down? Expedia delved into a chunk of its data on upcoming travel trends and was able to spot one global mindset in common……

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APAC hotel occupancy shows recovery with strong Q4

APAC hotel occupancy shows recovery with strong Q4

As countries in Asia Pacific actively lift travel restrictions, Amadeus’ business intelligence data is showing strong recovery indicators for the remainder of 2022, and evidence of growing traveller confidence as the sector looks towards 2023. Maria Taylor, head of commercial, Hospitality, Asia Pacific, Amadeus, says: “It is extremely encouraging to see such positive hospitality trends…

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Global aviation shows interest in new air routes to Saudi Arabia 

Global aviation shows interest in new air routes to Saudi Arabia 

The 2022 edition of the Routes World forum, which was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from 16 to 18 October 2022, saw major interest from global airlines and aviation players in establishing new air routes and strengthening existing air travel partnerships with Saudi Arabia. The Saudi delegation included an inaugural participation by the…

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