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NE Asia’s rebound: Beefing countries, China’s outbound, and $11.2B in mobile...
Smartphone penetration and foundational shifts from outbound to domestic tourism are sending NE Asia in interesting directions during this travel recovery phase We recently covered digital...
View ArticleWomen in South-east Asia keen to develop professional skills in the data economy
New survey by She Loves Data and Milieu shows appetite for digital learnings There’s strong demand from women in South-east Asia to develop their professional skills in the accelerating data economy,...
View ArticleSingaporeAir.com a Top 10 travel site, Booking.com the go-to OTA in Southeast...
Traffic on Singapore Airline’s official website grew 195% last year for US-based visitors Similarweb recently released its annual Digital 100 ranking of the fastest-growing companies on the web, and...
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Metaverse Builders in Asia: Sentosa creates a symbiotic relationship with its...
SentosaLand encourages cross-marketing and brand-building in a non-intrusive way According to Statista, in 2026, an estimated 25% of consumers will spend at least an hour a day in the metaverse for...
View ArticleTop of the WiT 19: Metaverse builders, dull offices, and the value of loyalty
Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia – all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast. In this episode, we discuss the metaverse and...
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Why change now? The reasons and aspirations behind Sentosa’s big brand...
SINCE 2014, Sentosa has had the “State of Fun” tagline to its name. That all changed this year when Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) announced its new tagline, “Where Discovery Never Ends” while...
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Disney Cruise Line to homeport in Singapore in 2025
Disney Cruise Line to homeport in Singapore in 2025 Disney Cruise Line and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have announced a groundbreaking partnership that will see the American cruise line debut in...
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Journalists vs ChatGPT; Monaco loves tech; Capital A’s “pot of gold”; Hotels...
She Loves Tech, Monaco loves her A Singaporean who promotes equal access and opportunities for women in technology has been recognised with the Monte Carlo Woman of the Year special award in Monaco....
View ArticleTop of the WiT 22: Understanding new trends and how to market to the emerging...
Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia – all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast. In this special episode, we look back at some...
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Singaporeans travel to relax, while Malaysians travel seeking adventure
55% of Singaporeans and Malaysians who have travelled this year plan to travel again in the next 3 months “Same-same but different” is a very common saying when it comes to describing, or rather...
View ArticleWhat’s stopping sustainable travel? Booking.com explores “trust” and “cost”...
47% of Singapore travelers don’t believe that sustainable travel options are truly more sustainable. The rise of sustainable travel since the return of travel has been well documented, with many major...
View ArticleGoogle’s ARCore partners with Singapore Tourism Board to create AI-powered...
Singapore Tourism Board is the first tourism partner globally in Google’s ARCore Early Access Program. One trend that started to gain traction in the last few years is the adoption of virtual and...
View ArticleTop of the WiT 24: Ready for China, understanding India, and Google ARCore...
Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia – all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast. In this episode, listen to Juliana Kua’s...
View ArticleKlook taps into music tourism as official partner for Taylor Swift’s ‘The...
The platform will also offer first-of-its-kind bundling to its users to facilitate Swift’s highly anticipated return to Singapore. Klook, a key travel activity and experience booking platform, aims to...
View ArticleNorthstar Travel Group launches The Meetings Show Asia Pacific in 2024,...
“There was an opportunity to bring our world class experiences to the Asia Pacific meetings market under the established and successful brand of The Meetings Show.” Northstar Travel Group, the leading...
View ArticleWanderlust vs economic uncertainty: Over half of APAC travellers stay...
Singaporean travelers demonstrate a strong commitment to spending their money on experiences rather than fleeting pleasures. Booking.com recently unveiled its much-anticipated APAC Travel Confidence...
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Finding the new: Travel pros are shifting marketing strategies and redefining...
Insights on the changing landscape of destination marketing and the power of personalized experiences In the wake of the pandemic, destinations worldwide were forced to pivot their marketing strategies...
View ArticleSold out! How Singapore won the music tourism lottery
The city-state went all out and supplied to a surging demand, reaping the rewards of a regional gap in the market. According to Dictionary.com, the word “flex”, when used as slang, means to boast or...
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Cultural knowledge cannot be codified – that is travel’s human edge in this...
I recently attended the book launch of George Yeo’s “Musings”, the former Singapore Minister of Trade and Industry’s third in a series of essays capturing his thoughts on politics, economics and life....
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‘Made in Singapore’ adopts bolder, playful approach to marketing the city state
STB’s new campaign focuses on transformation of ordinary moments into special memories The Singapore Tourism Board (STB)’s newly-launched “Made in Singapore” global campaign is aimed at spotlighting...
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