Travel Industry News - Asia Pacific Regional News

Changes in Consumer Consciousness about Environment, Culture, and Interconnectedness Are Creating New Modes of Travel - More

World GDP fell by 2.1% in real terms, with developed economies - a major source of demand for Travel & Tourism - the most severely affected. Households curtailed leisure travel plans, substituting lower-cost short-haul and domestic travel for more expensive long-haul trips, and corporations reduced business travel budgets. - More

Social networking has finally become something valuable for brick-and-mortar businesses. Smartphones and location-based social networks allow users to interact, share, meet up, and recommend places based on their physical coordinates. This real-world connection to social media can mean more foot traffic and profits for business owners. - More

When the acclamation has faded should the cheerleaders be reminded that February 2010 is (5.3%) off where it was in 2008? - More

The Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India has selected NTA Chairman and CEO Cathy Greteman as a presenter for its upcoming Convention 2010 on domestic tourism. As a tour operator and motorcoach charter company owner in the United States, Greteman will bring 25 years experience in travel and tourism to the ADTOI conference attendees. - More

With almost 50% of traffic numbers available, the February pax numbers are down by more than (2.4%) - More

As the recession sapped demand for travel, hotel operators got creative. They shut down restaurants, closed floors and even cut back on newspaper delivery to ride out the downturn. - More

When the economy slows, many businesses react by retrenching and cutting costs in order to weather the downturn.
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Working together to ensure that global policies are supportive of the sustainable growth of tourism and position travel and tourism as one industry speaking with one voice were some of the challenges highlighted by UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, speaking on the occasion of the opening of this year’s ITB Travel Trade Show (Berlin, Ger... - More

Intelity Interactive Customer Experience (ICE) claimed the 2009 Most Innovative Hospitality Technology Runner-up title at this year’s Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG), a global trade association that fosters cutting-edge technology development, conference in Orlando, March 1-3. ICE was the highest placing guest service technology in ... - More