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Trip.com working with partners to give consumers confidence and inspiration...
China’s leading international online travel services provider Trip.com Group (Trip.com), in collaboration with more than 70 partners in the aviation, hospitality, tourism and retail industries, has...
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Most travellers in Asia Pacific will choose short haul trips first for...
With the gradual resumption of travel and easing of restrictions in numerous countries there is a rising interest in short haul trips post-pandemic among travellers in the Asia Pacific region (APAC)....
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Rethinking Trade Exhibitions: Lessons from China and creating a new hybrid world
In my career as a journalist, I’ve gone from print to web, then from web to mobile. Now I’ve gone from physical events to virtual and hybrid. Each time, it has meant surrendering old territory but...
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Survey: 60% of Asian travellers still plan to travel in 2020, but travel...
This article was originally posted on tnmt.com – a data-driven market intelligence website curated by Lufthansa Innovation Hub covering relevant trends in Travel and Mobility Tech. Please contact...
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AirAsia, Trip.com Group team up to spur revival in regional travel through...
Two Asian travel giants, Malaysia-based AirAsia and China’s leading online travel services provider Trip.com Group, have formed a “strategic partnership” giving users access to products and services...
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Strong consumer demand and restored confidence behind recovery in China’s...
Gradual control of the Covid-19 pandemic and the willingness of Chinese tourists to hit the road again for tourism activities are behind the steady recovery in China’s travel market. Coupled with this...
View ArticleWiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 20: Todd Arthur, Vice President, Sabre...
Todd Arthur is himself an avid traveller. He’s been to 117 countries and you can imagine how antsy he is to make it to 118. But for now, like all of us, he’s had to get used to a new routine at home...
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Turner urges, fix the present; Harbison says, fix the future; Joyce raises...
“We need to bring as many people as we can through this”, says Flight Centre Travel Group CEO Airlines don’t make money at the best of times and these are the worst of times. Watching the opening...
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Don’t hold your breath for “travel corridors” or “green lanes”, work your...
“True international travel in South-east Asia needs a vaccine”, says Agoda’s Hughes Travel businesses in Asia should not pin their hopes on “travel corridors” and “green lanes” generating any...
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Building up or breaking up – which is harder? Michael Issenberg on growing...
You could say the Covid-19 lifestyle of no-travel-stay-home has been kind to Michael Issenberg personally. Without setting out to do so, he has shed at least eight kilos and feels fit and great. “I...
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Key takeaways from Google Think Travel APAC to be shared at WiT this week
Last week saw the launch of Think Travel APAC 2020, Google’s flagship innovation and marketing event for the travel industry. Over two days 250 travel executives from over 20 countries tuned in to...
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“What Travel Recovery Will Look Like For Asia”: McKinsey’s Saxon lays out a...
Not surprising, as of September, the first three markets in Asia that have recovered the fastest are those with domestic markets. Sharing “Reboot: What Travel Recovery Will Look Like for Asia” at WiT...
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From RMB5b refund a day to full domestic recovery: How Trip.com rode out Covid
Now the big question is, when will Chinese outbound restart? THIS time last year, in the darkest days of travel, Jane Sun, CEO of Trip.com Group, recalled that it was having to process up to RMB5...
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HUAZHU expands into luxury, eyes Japan and Thailand for expansion
Landmark JV with Sunac changes “love-hate” relationship between owners and brands, says Nong Xia CHINESE hospitality giant, HUAZHU Hotels Group (NASDAD:HTHT), will be stepping up its expansion into...
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Security in Travel: How to realistically open borders.
THERE are so many gaffes in aviation caused by unpreparedness and missteps that it is almost impossible to catalogue. The Covid-19 virus should have been treated at the outset as a security issue. The...
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Trip.com Group ready to hit the accelerate button on growth and investments
“Covid slowed us down but we will continue growth trajectory in Asia,” says James Liang THE pandemic has not derailed Trip.com Group’s mission to be the leading international travel brand in Asia by...
View ArticleTrip.com Group releases ESG report highlighting its sustainability practices
TRIP.COM GROUP has released its 2021 annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report highlighting its sustainability practices across the business over the past year. The report also outlines...
View ArticleAirbnb pulls out of domestic China business, will focus on outbound
AIRBNB will pull out of the domestic listings and Experiences market in China and instead focus on the outbound travel business, a source close to the matter has confirmed to WiT. Said the source,...
View ArticleTop of the WiT Ep 12: Looking back at 2022 predictions, return of China,...
On Top Of The WiT, we bring you a grab of the news that happened this week in travel, technology and Asia – interesting nuggets that caught our eye and made it into the weekly WiT newsletter. This...
View ArticleA 260% spike in travel bookings makes a case for content, online marketing...
EARLIER this month, travel service provider Trip.com Group held its 2022 Global Partner Summit in Macao with tourism boards, international airlines, hotel groups and industry representatives from...
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