FinTech Transformation Across Key Travel Verticals
David Zhang
Amid post-pandemic recovery, travel firms have been competing for share of wallets, but many have been trapped by manual operations and cumbersome payment. Financial experience impacts overall customer satisfaction, so partnerships should be formed between travel firms and fintechs to transform internal and external processes, catching the 8% CAGR (2023-2028) opportunities in the USD1.6 trillion world market in airlines, surface transport and attractions.
Reimagining Tourism: Top Three Travel Trends in Asia Pacific 2024
Caroline Bremner
Asia Pacific (APAC) tourism continues to flourish following the reopening of borders. Destinations and travel players are greeting the new faces of post-pandemic travellers, shifting attention from driving volume recovery to value creation for a sustainable future.
Arabian Travel Market
Christy Tawii
Arabian Travel Market is the gateway to truly global travel and tourism growth. For over three decades, there has been one goal - unlocking business potential for the travel trade industry.
World Travel Market Africa
Christy Tawii
At WTM Africa, everyone belongs. We cultivate a culture of inclusion at all our events, where the very things that make each of us unique are celebrated.
Analysing Inbound Travel Payment Experience in East Asia's Key Destinations – Part II
David Zhang
In the first article about inbound travel payment experience, insights in Japan and Taiwan China as well as key partnership developments were discussed. In this second article, the analysis focuses on mainland China and Hongkong SAR (special administration region) China, as well as the key opportunities for travel payment development.
Analysing Inbound Travel Payment Experience in East Asia's Key Destinations – Part I
Prudence Lai
Fast, secure and frictionless payments can lead to a great travel experience. Conversely, slow, insecure and problematic payment can impact the overall trip severely, such as leading to booking failures, fraud and scams, and so on. In this two-part article, the authors analyse their own leisure and business travel payment experiences in key markets in East Asia.
Will the European Entry/Exit System Cause Border Delays?
Alexander Goransson
2024 will see the introduction of new migration formalities which will impact visitors to Europe’s Schengen zone, with an expected 285 million arrivals into the area this year.
Airline and Hotel Acquisitions Threaten to Increase US Travel Prices in 2024
Alex Jarman
The US travel market is facing significant consolidation in 2024. Currently, there are three major M&A stores in the US travel industry: Jet Blue/Spirit, Alaska/Hawaiian, and Choice/Wyndham. This post-pandemic rush of acquisitions mirrors the consolidation of the US airline industry following the 2008 recession. While travel companies may paint these as beneficial to consumers, the most likely consequence will be higher prices for US travellers.
ITB Berlin 2024
Caroline Bremner
Post-pandemic Luxury Travel demand is reaching record highs. Growth rates, price points, occupancies – across its various segments Luxury Travel is outperforming the market.