Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of luxury hotels in the Maldives collected 8 awards in total. The awards are based on the votes of Travel + Leisure South East Asia readers and they celebrate excellence in the luxury travel industry and highlight the exceptional experiences offered by the resorts. 1.Top 10 Best Resorts – The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands: The…
Solo travel surges as summer season starts
As per the ANIXE’s Travel Industry Report, with data collected from ANIXE Resfinity Hotel booking engine, solo travel surges as summer season starts. According to data collected from the Resfinity booking engine, there has been a slight decrease in bookings since the beginning of the year. Bookings are down by 15% compared to the unprecedented…
“Buy Now Pay Later” is a game changer for travel e-commerce, says Digitrips
Leading multi-product travel platform Digitrips says Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services have become a game changer for travel e-commerce, with such purchases accounting for up to 75% of sales for the company’s B2B2C customers. Digitrips currently operates 65 white-label storefronts for e-commerce players across Europe, most of which offer BNPL – a type of…
Top ten most popular city destinations from Titan Travel
Social media has become a great source of travel inspiration with more people scouring hashtags to find the picture-perfect location for their getaways and big adventures, but which city destinations are the most popular, according to social media? New research, conducted by travel experts at Titan Travel, analysed data found within public and social trends, as well as…
Top travel trends from British Airways Holidays
British Airways Holidays has launched its first Travel Trends Report, examining the behaviours and attitudes that are shaping travel trends today. British Airways Holidays has released its Travel Trends Report, giving an insight into the attitudes that are influencing the current travel landscape, and how these have changed in the last three years. The tour…
Strike at Heathrow airport could scupper travel plans this summer
Security officers at Heathrow airport T3 and T5 terminals plan to strike for 31 days over peak holiday period. 7 Holidaymakers departing from London’s Heathrow Airport are bracing for a summer of travel chaos. More than 2, 000 security officers are planning to strike for 31 days during the peak holiday period starting June 24th.…
IHG Hotels & Resorts and Emirates Skywards enhance partnership to offer members more travel rewards
IHG Hotels & Resorts has partnered with Emirates Skywards to launch a limited time offer allowing IHG One Rewards and Emirates Skywards members to earn triple Skywards Miles when booking a stay at any IHG Hotels & Resorts property worldwide*. This limited time offer allows guests to earn 2 Miles per $1 USD or local currency equivalent paid…
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…
91% of Indian LGBTQ+ Travellers are more comfortable travelling with growing inclusivity in the travel industry: Booking.com
With a mission to make it easier for everyone to experience the world, regardless of how they identify, Booking.com’s most extensive LGBTQ+ travel research to date spotlights the steady progress, as well as the recent setbacks, for these communities when it comes to travel. Despite the travel industry’s growing recognition of the scope and variety…
How To Travel To 7 Or More Countries In Europe By Train For Less Than $300
Are you traveling Europe this summer and still can’t make up your mind on where to go now that the entire continent is open restriction-free for the first time in three years? We might have just the solution for you. You can travel to 7 or more European countries by train in under a month…