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Articles tagged “singapore”

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 | 2 years ago

What Endemic Covid Means for Travel in Asia

Coronavirus

Wyndham Positions Itself for International Expansion in 2022

Wyndham plans to throttle its recovery forward with a wave of international openings this year. The uncertain factor is if investors want this, given the company's resilience during the pandemic stemmed from domestic travel demand.

Cameron Sperance | 2 years ago

Wyndham Positions Itself for International Expansion in 2022

Online Travel

Klook Taps Rise in Domestic Travel for Growth in Experience Bookings

Klook has adapted seemingly well to the pandemic by switching its focus from international inbound travelers to domestic consumers. But along the way, it attracted a new set of commercial rivals. It must stay vigilant.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

Klook Taps Rise in Domestic Travel for Growth in Experience Bookings

Hotels

Las Vegas Sands CEO Praises China With Macau Gaming License Up for Renewal

Macau is an extraordinarily important gaming market for Las Vegas Sands, and the company’s third quarter earnings call was a giant love fest for China’s gaming regulators. What else are company leaders going to do but schmooze the people in charge of renewing their gaming license?

Cameron Sperance | 3 years ago

Las Vegas Sands CEO Praises China With Macau Gaming License Up for Renewal

Business Travel

Travel Buyers Suffer New Affliction: Border Closure Anxiety

Companies are welcoming the reopening of borders, but for those people in charge of making business trips run smoothly, the stress levels are rising.

Matthew Parsons | 3 years ago

Travel Buyers Suffer New Affliction: Border Closure Anxiety

Business Travel

The Pandemic Changed the Serviced Apartments Industry Forever

A wave of agency closures and takeovers means those that are left need to ensure they're lean enough to compete with owner and operators.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

The Pandemic Changed the Serviced Apartments Industry Forever

Online Travel

Ranking Southeast Asia’s Online Travel Agencies: New Skift Research

The online travel market in Southeast Asia is a promising market, a rapidly growing region with a digitally engaged and highly aspirational middle class that is currently underserved. The industry dynamics are ever-evolving with OTAs endeavoring to do things differently in order to maintain and grow their slice of the market.

Varsha Arora | 3 years ago

Ranking Southeast Asia’s Online Travel Agencies: New Skift Research

Online Travel

Southeast Asia’s Latest Unicorn Taps Travel for Growth and Entrée to U.S.

A $200 million funding round, coupled with new products from its recently acquired travel division, will see the Singapore startup Nium venture into the U.S.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Southeast Asia’s Latest Unicorn Taps Travel for Growth and Entrée to U.S.

Online Travel

Understanding Southeast Asia’s Hyper-Competitive Online Travel Market: New Skift Research

The Southeast Asian online travel market is a crowded space. The industry players strive to strike a fine balance between creating the appropriate inventory mix, appealing prices and an easy-to-use interface with plenty of local offerings to distinguish themselves.

Varsha Arora, Skift Research | 3 years ago

Understanding Southeast Asia’s Hyper-Competitive Online Travel Market: New Skift Research

Airlines

Singapore Airlines Doubles Down on the E-Commerce Trend by Carriers

The superapp is where it's at in Asia, so it's not a surprise to see Singapore's flag carrier broaden its e-commerce playbook. Yet looking worldwide, it's remarkable how many airlines are now going direct-to-consumer in selling non-flight products and services.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Singapore Airlines Doubles Down on the E-Commerce Trend by Carriers