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75% travellers look for sustainable credentials when booking holidays

Daily day, 15 August, 2019

A survey of 500 UK consumers revealed that over three-quarters of travellers took the time to consider their environmental impact as well as the implications their trip will have on local...

Foreign airlines open more routes to Vietnam

Daily day, 23 July, 2019

More foreign air carriers have opened new direct air routes in the growing aviation sector in Vietnam. Joining the market in 2008, Turkish Airlines officially opened its representative office in Hanoi...

Asia Is the Fastest Growing Region for Events

Daily day, 19 July, 2019

Some of the bigger destinations on the list are obvious, but there is a lot of movement among smaller, less high-profile cities. In many ways, this movement comes down to...

Who runs the world? Solo female travellers doubled in just four years

Daily day, 11 July, 2019

The number of women choosing to travel the globe solo has nearly doubled in just four years, according to the Evolution of the Hostel Traveller report by Hostelworld. Hostelworld data has...

Vietnam Airlines increases carry-on, check-in luggage allowances

Daily day, 09 July, 2019

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will increase both carry-on and check-in luggage allowances next month to match other carriers. The airline said that the policy will apply to passengers who book...

Vietjet plans e-commerce foray as air travel competition heats up

Daily day, 05 July, 2019

Vietnamese budget carrier Vietjet Aviation plans to launch an e-commerce platform selling everything from financial services to consumer goods as it follows Malaysian peer AirAsia in seeking new ways to...

Vietnamese passport up two places in power ranking

Daily day, 28 June, 2019

The Vietnamese passport climbed up two places to 73rd out of 94 positions occupied by 199 countries and territories but remains in the bottom rung. The 2019 Passport Index, commissioned by...

Asia Pacific-wide study discovers luxury travel ‘Mindstyle’ shifts from indulgence and status to health and wellness

Daily day, 11 June, 2019

Travel brands must significantly upgrade their health & wellness proposition to better connect with the new mindstyle of luxury travellers in Asia Pacific (APAC). Plant-based dining, MediSpa and digital detoxing...

Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways focuses on golf for success

Daily day, 20 May, 2019

In Vietnam’s highly competitive aviation market, Bamboo Airlines is developing a marketing strategy that focuses on golf and is planning its international and domestic routes to take advantage of Asia’s...

Vietnam Airlines’ valuation touches $2.4b upon new listing

Daily day, 14 May, 2019

National carrier Vietnam Airlines on Tuesday listed more than 1.4 billion shares on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, ratcheting up a market capitalisation of $2.4 billion. The shares, under...

Solo Travelers Aren't Being Punished Anymore

Daily day, 09 May, 2019

Ten years ago, when Janice Waugh started her blog, Solo Traveler, people found her site through Googling the question, “Is it weird to travel alone?” “It was a tentative situation...

Singapore's New 'Jewel' Will Make the World's Best Airport Even Better

Daily day, 11 March, 2019

Consider Singapore Changi the Meryl Streep of airports—it hardly needs an introduction. Regularly making headlines for amenities like a butterfly garden, swimming pool, free 24-hour movie theater, and hawker center,...