As travellers take to the skies once again, digital travel platform Agoda shares the top domestic and international flight destinations of 2023 so far. In India, the most popular international destination is Dubai, followed by Bangkok, Bali, Singapore and Hanoi. The ranking shows a clear preference for Southeast Asia, with four of the destinations falling…
South African Tourism and Ethiopian Airlines join forces to offer deals to Indian Travellers
Rewarding Indian travellers during the upcoming festive season, South African Tourism has announced the launch of #IsDiwaliDekhoMore&More campaign in partnership with Ethiopian Airlines. Offering return economy and business class tickets for fares starting at INR 40,596/- on the Mumbai/Delhi to Cape Town/Johannesburg route at discounted rates, the campaign will remain live through 15th September – 15th October 2023. Travellers can further avail 15% discount on the base fare by using the promocode ‘PAT23’ while booking their tickets to South Africa on the airlines’ website. Customers can choose to…
Singaporean Travellers reveal the airlines least likely to compensate for delays and cancellations
New research released by personal finance portal MoneySmart has revealed the airlines least likely to compensate for flight delays and cancellations according to Singaporean travellers. As air travel becomes an integral part of modern life, the frequency of flight disruptions has shown a notable surge in recent years. In the past 12 months alone, there…
Travellers plan multiple trips in 2023; rely on guides for authentic experiences
Travellers are planning multiple trips in 2023, according to the summer 2023 Global Rescue Travelers Sentiment and Safety Survey. “Half of the world’s most experienced travellers are planning four or more trips this year, and they’re using credit card reward points to help pay for them,” said Dan Richards, CEO of The Global Rescue Companies…
Agoda reveals 2 out of 3 Thai travellers do not include breakfast with their hotel booking
Breakfast, the most important meal of the day for some, easily skipped by others. And with every new hotel booking the same dilemma: To include, or not to include? Agoda looked at the numbers and ranked the preferences for 10 Asian markets. Agoda insights reveal that over the past two months travelers from Taiwan were the most…
Despite risk of disruptions, many travellers unlikely to have adequate insurance protection
Travel insurer battleface believes travellers have inadequate levels of insurance coverage in the face of likely airline and airport operational challenges and delays, plus the US hurricane season, this coming peak travel season in Europe and North America – and calls on travel agents and other intermediaries to ensure customers have appropriate cover this summer. …
Singaporean Travellers reveal the Airlines with most delays and cancellations in MoneySmart Survey
New research released by leading personal finance portal MoneySmart has revealed the top airlines for flight delay and cancellation according to Singaporean travellers. Whilst air travel can be notoriously chaotic, travellers have seen an even greater increase in flight disruptions in recent years. In the past 12 months alone, the number of Singaporeans searching for ‘travel insurance claim’ online has risen by 401%¹. To understand the issues travellers have experienced with flight disruptions, MoneySmart surveyed over 1,700 Singaporeans…
Staycity targets business travellers with fresh initiatives
European aparthotel operator Staycity has announced its corporate business is now back to pre-pandemic levels, with like-for-like occupancies for Tuesday and Wednesday nights back to 2019 levels in the year to date. In June 2023 Tuesday and Wednesday room nights are showing a 10% increase on June 2019. In addition the group’s managed business segment…
Eurostar welcomes nearly 50,000 travellers to London as they celebrate London Pride with The National Railway Museum to preserve LGBTQ+ history in rail
Eurostar Group the backbone of sustainable travel in Europe, has installed a three-metre structure depicting the Progress Pride flag to welcome nearly 50,000 customers from the Continent to London this weekend (29 June – 1st July 2023) during the London Pride celebrations. The flag made of 200 flowers also marks Eurostar’s partnership with The National Railway…
Thai Vietjet teams up with Centara offering extra benefits to travellers
Thai Vietjet and Centara Hotels & Resorts have joined hands to launch a marketing partnership, offering special benefits to Thai Vietjet’s passengers and Centara’s customers throughout the year. In line with the new marketing partnership, passengers of Thai Vietjet can benefit 19% discount on Flexible and The Place To Be room rates when logging in as…
