Articles tagged “asian travelers”

Tourism

Reopened Asian Destinations Dangle New Incentives to Win Back Tourists

Destinations are looking to fill the China void by luring international tourists with incentives. And while we'd have to wait to see how effective these schemes turn out to be, travelers surely should make the most of it.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 5 months ago

Reopened Asian Destinations Dangle New Incentives to Win Back Tourists

Online Travel

Full Video: Traveloka and RedDoorz Leaders at Skift Global Forum 2022 

Sure, Asia is a diverse market. Understand this complexity, marry that with world-class digital products and you have a thriving business.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

Full Video: Traveloka and RedDoorz Leaders at Skift Global Forum 2022 

Online Travel

Booking.com Executive on What the Endemic Asian Traveler Looks Like

Backed by significant travel demand, Booking.com is confident about travel returning to Asian destinations. However, China's quarantine and Japan's reopening trepidations stand in the way of a full recovery.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 9 months ago

Booking.com Executive on What the Endemic Asian Traveler Looks Like

Online Travel

Indonesia’s Traveloka Looks to Raise Over $200 Million

As Traveloka drops off from the once-hot special purpose acquisition company race, a $200 million funding would stand the travel tech unicorn in good stead, in case it decides to take the conventional IPO route.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 10 months ago

Indonesia’s Traveloka Looks to Raise Over $200 Million

Coronavirus

What Endemic Covid Means for Travel in Asia

In a region of the world out front in shifting away from pandemic status, the formula is quite easy to figure out, for now: Endemic = less restrictions = more tourists = faster travel recovery = stronger economy.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

What Endemic Covid Means for Travel in Asia

Tourism

The Blogger Destigmatizing Mental Illnesses Through Travel

Mental health has long held a stigma cloud over it, but it's only by bringing it out of the darkness and into the forefront that change can happen. Meggie Tran aims to do just that and destigmatize traveling with a a mental illness. It's long overdue.

Ruthy Munoz | 1 year ago

The Blogger Destigmatizing Mental Illnesses Through Travel

Tourism

Asian Travelers to Go Slow and Solo in 2020, Online Searches Reveal

Asian tourist behavior is changing, reflecting a more mindful — and responsible — traveler overall.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 3 years ago

Asian Travelers to Go Slow and Solo in 2020, Online Searches Reveal

Tourism

5 Charts Showing Habits of Asian Business Travelers for 2016

Asian business travelers are willing to use untraditional means of travel that business travelers generally aren't lumped in with, such as flying low-cost carriers or staying in an Airbnb. With these statistics in mind, it's no wonder places like China and Japan are Airbnb's fastest-growing markets and low-cost carriers are dominating that region.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 7 years ago

5 Charts Showing Habits of Asian Business Travelers for 2016

Airlines

The Asia-Pacific Airports Where Passengers Love Their Smartphones

These findings should be useful for Asia Pacific airports, airlines, hotels, car rental companies and other retailers looking to tap into an enormous mobile opportunity in their markets.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 8 years ago

Hotels

Asian Students Now See Hospitality and Tourism as Viable Career Options

As Chinese and other Asian students watch their countries' outbound tourism increase, they're seeing an opportunity to better tourism in their own backyards by getting educated in countries where their friends and families are traveling to. They can then adapt some of these learnings for local tourism needs.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 8 years ago

Asian Students Now See Hospitality and Tourism as Viable Career Options