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Articles tagged “southeast asia”

Business Travel

Indonesia’s Traveloka Gears Up for Possible IPO With Renewed Focus on Local Offerings

Traveloka is strengthening its local offerings with a potential public listing in its future, either through a traditional IPO or a red hot SPAC. The approach may be paying off as the company works to bolster its operations for a post-pandemic world, but how much more localization can the app offer?

Reem Abdellatif, Skift | 3 years ago

Indonesia’s Traveloka Gears Up for Possible IPO With Renewed Focus on Local Offerings

Online Travel

Big Long-Term Gains Ahead for Southeast Asia Online Travel, Even With Pandemic Setback

The pandemic has brought about a permanent and massive digital adoption in Southeast Asia. This structural change should be good for online travel. But first it has to swallow a great deal of bad.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 3 years ago

Big Long-Term Gains Ahead for Southeast Asia Online Travel, Even With Pandemic Setback

Tourism

Cambodia Lifts Entry Ban on Visitors From 6 Nations

Travel bans are beginning to slowly lift in a piecemeal fashion. Cambodia, now with a reported zero cases, will be a case study for how it goes.

Reuters | 4 years ago

Cambodia Lifts Entry Ban on Visitors From 6 Nations

Tourism

New Calm Created by Coronavirus Offers Southeast Asia Chance to Redo Sustainable Tourism

If the current crisis has taught us anything, it’s that destinations must put sustainability at the top of the agenda to thrive. Will coronavirus be a turning point for Southeast Asia’s volume-fixated tourism model?

Xinyi Liang-Pholsena, Skift | 4 years ago

New Calm Created by Coronavirus Offers Southeast Asia Chance to Redo Sustainable Tourism

Tourism

Battered Asia Travel Sector Exits High Season to Regroup for Eventual Recovery

It’s likely to get worse before it gets better for the Asian tourism industry. But forward-thinking players will know to take advantage of the current downtime to meet the pent-up demand for travel once recovery comes — which may not be far off.

Xinyi Liang-Pholsena, Skift | 4 years ago

Battered Asia Travel Sector Exits High Season to Regroup for Eventual Recovery

Tourism

Asia Tourism Tackles Climate Change: It Gets Confusing

Many tourism stakeholders in Asia are finally taking steps to tackle the climate change elephant in the room, but confusion over carbon offsetting is preventing the issue from being addressed swiftly and effectively. Meanwhile, the climate clock ticks on.

Xinyi Liang-Pholsena, Skift | 4 years ago

Asia Tourism Tackles Climate Change: It Gets Confusing

Tourism

Asian Destinations Reel From China’s Outbound Travel Ban

For a string of Asian destinations, China is by far the number one market, so the outbound travel ban that became effective Monday there has shaken tourism businesses even though they know it is for the good.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

Asian Destinations Reel From China’s Outbound Travel Ban

Business Travel

UK’s Wild Frontiers Buys U.S. Adventure Operator Myths & Mountains as Asia Demand Rises

In the post-experiences world, one sector that will keep thriving is niche adventure tour operators that really know what they are talking about. They take clients backstage to explore exotic places and leave little footprint — but deposit lots of dollars in local communities.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

Online Travel

Budget Hotels Drive Southeast Asia’s Online Travel Growth to $34 Billion

Like low-cost carriers before them, low-cost hotel chains are playing a big role in the growth of online travel in Southeast Asia, according to a new Google report.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

Budget Hotels Drive Southeast Asia’s Online Travel Growth to $34 Billion
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Airlines

Singapore Airlines Adds Seattle Flights to Extend Reach in Historic U.S. Expansion

The carrier is deepening its commitment to the U.S. with additional nonstop flights that mark a historic expansion. The new service will give leisure and business travelers crossing the Pacific more options and smoother connections.

Singapore Airlines + Skift | 5 years ago

Singapore Airlines Adds Seattle Flights to Extend Reach in Historic U.S. Expansion