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Articles tagged “singapore”

Tourism

Skift India Daily: Air India Turns to ChatGPT, Algorithmic Pricing for a Reboot

Can the new artificial intelligence software’s travel recommendations be taken as gospel? Perhaps yes, but for now, let’s leverage the power of the human instead of the alternate human.

Amrita Ghosh | 1 year ago

Skift India Daily: Air India Turns to ChatGPT, Algorithmic Pricing for a Reboot

Tourism

ChatGPT Is Not a Priority Yet in Destination Marketing’s Spend

Tourism board executives think ChatGPT is impressive, but they haven't seen solid evidence of its real-world application in destination marketing so far to make a sizeable investment.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

ChatGPT Is Not a Priority Yet in Destination Marketing’s Spend

Tourism

Augmented Reality Could Bring New Life to History Tourism

History is a unique asset for every destination, but often one that doesn't elicit a lot of excitement from travelers, especially as they continue to trend toward unique travel experiences. Augmented reality and virtual reality could be an unlock for destinations that want to leverage more of their rich pasts.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

Augmented Reality Could Bring New Life to History Tourism

Daily Lodging Report

Relaxed Covid Restrictions Buoy Singapore, Taiwan and Australia

Singapore signaled an end to the Covid-19 era restrictions, removing nearly all remaining mask rules as well as all border restrictions for arrivals who are not fully vaccinated.

1 year ago

Coronavirus

Singapore Lifts Covid Travel and Public Mask Requirements

Singapore is moving to the next stage of reopening after maintaining a stable COVID situation over the recent months. Travelers and the public can say goodbye to mandatory masks and contact-tracing apps.

Chen Lin, Reuters | 1 year ago

Singapore Lifts Covid Travel and Public Mask Requirements

Daily Lodging Report

Singapore’s Optimistic Tourism Forecast

Singapore said it is expecting between 12 million and 14 million international visitor arrivals in 2023. That would be more than double the 6.3 million final tally of visitors in 2022.

1 year ago

News Blog

Agoda Adds Fintech Partners Ahead of Asia’s Full-Scale Reopening

Travel platform Agoda has been pushing ahead with a series of new fintech partnerships, with its eye on Asia’s corporate travel recovery. Agoda, which is part of Bookings Holdings, recently started working with Singapore’s global payment platform Sunrate, and is also now collaborating with Australia's Airwallex to target business travelers in Hong Kong. The deal…

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

News Blog

Trip.com Jumps on Buy Now Pay Later Bandwagon

China’s Trip.com has struck two new partnerships, covering the UK and Asia Pacific, to give customers the opportunity to delay or spread out payments for their purchases. In Asia Trip.com has joined forces with Atome, while in the UK it will use Klarna. Trip.com bookers in the UK will see Klarna as an additional payment…

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

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 | 2 years ago

Reopened Asian Destinations Dangle New Incentives to Win Back Tourists

Tourism

TikTok’s Short-Form Video Revolution Gains Traction in Search for Destinations

As short-form video becomes more important to marketing, destinations will need to step up their creativity and adjust their mindset to the new medium, or they will be forced to spend money on hiring those who can do it.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

TikTok’s Short-Form Video Revolution Gains Traction in Search for Destinations