La vie en rose: Paris’ perfect performance
Paris is the most visited city in the world, with strong appeal to international visitors…
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La vie en rose: Paris’ perfect performance
Paris is the most visited city in the world, with strong appeal to international visitors…
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TRAVEL IS TODAY’S ULTIMATE LUXURY, GOOGLE IDENTIFIES FOUR NEW TRAVELLER ARCHETYPES
TRAVEL has become the ultimate luxury in today’s world, declared Hermione Joye, Sector Lead, Travel, APAC for Google, as she shared the latest findings from a Google and Kantar study at WiT Singapore 2022 last week…
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The Five Freebies of Wellness and Where Hotel Tech Fits In
Hotel guests will increasingly be looking for their chosen hotels to provide wellness amenities baked into the nightly rate and as add-on experiences.
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Back to the land of the pharaohs
Egypt appears to be getting back on its feet after years of economic turmoil and social unrest, intensified by the pandemic…
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Tourism and the metaverse: towards a widespread use of virtual travel?
The metaverse can be defined as a set of virtual shared spaces that are indexed in the real world and accessible via 3D interaction…
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Are we in a travel bubble or a new normal?
Is the industry in the midst of a busier-than-ever normal of travel or a bubble that will pop? That was the question posed during a Virtuoso Travel Week press conference, held in person in Las Vegas and virtually on Monday…
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Cultural Intelligence is The Bridge to Hospitality
A few weeks ago, I was in New York City, crossing the Brooklyn Bridge. I felt the slightest sway, a barely perceptible give as I drove…
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India emerges as the global leader in travel in 2022 as per TLN survey
50% Indians intend to spend more on travel in 2022 - Seeking value-based, rejuvenating experiences are the key travel triggers among Indians
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Transparent tourist submarine launches at Vietnam resort
A groundbreaking submersible has welcomed passengers on its first ever public dives in a hugely significant move for submarine tourism.
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Although we are on the path to recovery, the hospitality industry barely resembles its pre- Covid-19 state. Kostas Nikolaidis, Middle East and Africa executive for STR, examines today’s hotel sector and emphasizes the need for change…
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People Want to Travel! 4 Industry Leaders Say That Tourism Will Change and Grow
The global travel and tourism industry's post-pandemic recovery is gaining pace as the world’s pent-up desire for travel rekindles.
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As travel ramps up, travel professionals face a slew of challenges, including staffing shortages, burnout, high prices and low availability.
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WTTC report suggests a "digital one-stop-shop" travel portal
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has published a report offering a blueprint to governments on how best to implement a common digital travel portal.
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Tourism Tidbits: Getting Ready for the Family Vacation Season
Although most family vacations will not occur in the Northern Hemisphere until June – August, May is the month when families plan their vacations…
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Turkey’s Tourism sector to grow at twice the rate of the national economy
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s latest Economic Impact Report (EIR) reveals Turkey’s Travel & Tourism’s GDP is forecasted to grow at an average rate of 5.5% annually between over the next decade, more than twice the 2.5% growth rate of…
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A new kind of tourism: Virtual travel in the metaverse
You might not need to hop on a plane to travel in the near future. 5G can power a new kind of tourism, one that allows virtual travel to Venice, Seoul or even the Pompeii of the past.
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TripTrends: APAC’s accelerated tourism recovery for April and beyond
In our TripTrends series, we share the data and trends defining the global travel revival and examine the latest Trip.com Group data to identify the patterns emerging as travel rebounds around the world…
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Russia-Ukraine conflict will leave a void in this summer’s European travel market GlobalData
With the EU banning Russian aircraft from operating in its airspace due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, these nations are likely to receive very few Russian tourists this summer says GlobalData.
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