Reports & Surveys

Most Thai travellers prefer using digital payments while abroad for greater security, convenience, and the ability to keep track of expenses.

Strong requirement: 86% respondents showcased travel insurance as a necessity continues. Covid 19 coverage is essential for 69% of the respondents; Insurance preference: international destinations (60%); both domestic and international destinations 38%.

Prior to the pandemic, China was Maldives’ biggest tourism market by numbers. In 2019, 284,000 Chinese tourists visited the country. Following the COVID-19 outbreak and China’s border closure, the number of Chinese tourists to Maldives in 2020 dropped to just 34,000. It has not recovered since.

The forecast for the full-year traffic figures in India for 2022 is positive for both domestic and international travel. Domestic air traffic is expected to be around 60% higher than the 2021 level, while for international traffic, the figure is double that, at around 120% higher.

Even if China were to reopen next year, the economic challenges currently facing the country – including a property market crisis and issues relating to the pandemic – would result in a slow travel recovery, particularly in the long-haul segment.

New research among 4,000 APAC airline passengers finds 74% value inflight Wi-Fi, 83% would rebook with an airline if high quality connectivity was available on the flight.

Irregular schedules, night shifts, physical exertion and time zone changes are part of life for airline workers. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, however, employees have faced a horde of fresh difficulties. With planes grounded across the world, mass redundancies and restructuring have profoundly increased job insecurity.

Corporate travel agents and TMCs across APAC outline the new trends in the corporate travel landscape, and how they are adjusting their business models to adapt to them.

Treasure trove of hidden gems waiting to be discovered.

The new traveller is digital savvy, strongly influenced by social media and more inclined to combine work and leisure in their travel.