Latest updates for Asia’s Travel Sector

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Recent items include:

  • Q3 Traveler Insights: Demand returns as summer peaks
  • The unsexy side of SEA traveltech: eSIMs, visas and hourly hotels win big
  • Bigger Budgets, Smarter Trips: South East Asia’s Next Travel Growth Wave

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hospitalitynet.org /2 weeks ago

Q3 Traveler Insights: Demand returns as summer peaks

Expedia Group's Q2 data shows global travel search rebounding after a soft start, with APAC leading at 20% YoY growth, EMEA shifting to last-minute bookings, and U.S. fall travel d...

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e27.co /3 weeks ago

The unsexy side of SEA traveltech: eSIMs, visas and hourly hotels win big

Southeast Asia’s travel industry has roared back from the COVID-19 pandemic, and a new generation of founders is betting that the region’s next big travel wins won’t come from anot...

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hospitalitynet.org /1 week ago

Bigger Budgets, Smarter Trips: South East Asia’s Next Travel Growth Wave

Hilton's South East Asia Pulse Check of 3,000 travelers finds 59% plan to spend more per trip, with Gen Z and Millennials driving frequency and spending growth across six regional...

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fortune.com /1 month ago

Klook cofounder Ethan Lin thinks the U.S. can help grow one of Asia’s largest travel platforms

"The U.S. is actually one of our largest markets, especially as Americans are taking a growing interest in APAC destinations."

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asia.nikkei.com /1 month ago

Asian travelers stick close to home at theme parks and aquariums

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insights.ehotelier.com /1 month ago

BEING 2026 returns as Global Wellness Boom transforms Asia’s travel sector

Wellness has become one of the most consequential forces shaping the travel and hospitality industry. Globally, this sector is predicted

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e27.co /1 month ago

Tourists first, trade later: Why Southeast Asia’s next boom is coming from the Gulf

One of my jobs in what I came to think of as a corridor business did not look like one at the time. It was in the years before COVID-19, at China Business Network, a small but mean...

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fnbnews.com /1 month ago

Hospitality industry eyes strong growth as travel and tourism accelerate

India s hospitality industry is poised for sustained growth over the next five years driven by rising domestic travel corporate mobility MICE Meetings Incentives Conferences and Ex...

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asia.nikkei.com /1 month ago

Japanese travel agency JTB bets on boom in inbound business travel

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insights.ehotelier.com /4 weeks ago

Over $1 trillion investment in Travel & Tourism signals a vote of confidence in the sector’s future

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today unveiled its latest Economic Impact Research (EIR): Global Trends Report, highlighting

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thehindubusinessline.com /3 weeks ago

Traveloka SEA Index Q2 2026: Southeast Asians Are Booking Longer Stays and the Region's Own Beaches Are Winning

Traveloka SEA Index Q2 2026: Southeast Asians Are Booking Longer Stays and the Region's Own Beaches Are Winning

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hospitalitynet.org /4 weeks ago

What H1 2026 tells us about APAC hospitality's next chapter

HotStats H1 2026 data shows positive TRevPAR and GOPPAR growth across Japan, Singapore, Australia, and Southeast Asia, but aggregate figures mask significant divergence between mar...

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insights.ehotelier.com /1 month ago

Australia’s hotel sector to capture greater share of future global travel

With Australia's international arrivals now at 98% of pre-pandemic levels, signalling tourism recovery as largely complete, the hotel sector is set to enter a new growth

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hospitalitynet.org /1 month ago

India's Tourism Success Story Is Just Beginning – Unlocking International Travel Can Make It a Global Tourism Powerhouse

WTTC's 2025 EIR shows India's travel and tourism sector generated $263.6B and 46.2M jobs, with the sector forecast to reach $527B by 2036 as international spending remains underdev...

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hospitalitynet.org /1 month ago

Asia Pacific Hotel Investment Volumes Surge 54% in Historic First Half Performance

JLL data shows APAC hotel transaction volumes hit $6.8B in H1 2026, with Japan, China, and Australia leading growth and full-year volumes forecast to rise 15-20% over 2025.

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yourstory.com /1 month ago

MakeMyTrip’s Q1 beats travel headwinds

MakeMyTrip reported strong Q1 FY27 growth despite macroeconomic disruptions, driven by diversified travel demand, robust gains across business segments and expanding AI capabilitie...

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hospitalitynet.org /1 month ago

Should Hotels Abandon Google Search Because of Zero-Click, Wholesalers Aren't Worried About AI, APAC Hotel Investment Up...

Tuesday opened with a World Panel viewpoint asking whether zero-click search makes Google marketing obsolete for hotels, hospitality.today's argument that wholesalers are structura...

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hospitalitynet.org /1 month ago

Booking.com Travel Happiness Index: APAC travellers remain resilient, intentional and joy-led amid uncertainty

Booking.com's inaugural Travel Happiness Index, surveying 10,136 travellers across 10 APAC markets, finds 98% associate travel with positive emotions and 90% will adapt plans rathe...

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e27.co /2 weeks ago

Gen Z and the rise of AI-powered travel

AI is increasingly becoming a trusted companion for Gen Z as they plan, explore, and enrich their travel experiences. The shift reflects a broader transformation in how younger gen...

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e27.co /1 month ago

Omio secures US$10M to expand multimodal travel booking in Japan, SEA

For years, online travel has made flights and hotels relatively easy to compare. The messier part begins after touchdown: finding the right train, coach, ferry or local connection,...

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hospitalitynet.org /6 days ago

Global Searches for Premium Class Flights Double as Travellers Prioritise Comfort and Personalised Journeys

Trip.com data shows first and business class flight searches up 99% YoY and 5-star hotel searches up 57%, driven by Millennial and Gen Z demand for personalised, experience-led tri...

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asia.nikkei.com /1 week ago

Fall is the new summer for peak Japan travel industry earnings

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hospitalitynet.org /1 week ago

Tripadvisor 2026 Mid-Year Experiences Trends Report

Tripadvisor H1 2026 booking data shows craft classes up 88%, eco tours up 62%, and off-the-beaten-path destinations growing twice as fast as top-100 locations.

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travelpress.com /3 weeks ago

Europe captures a third of global leisure travel spending

Europe accounted for $1 of every $3 spent on global leisure travel in 2025, capturing $2 TN and reinforcing its position as the world’s leading leisure tourism region. That’s the b...

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fnbnews.com

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asia.nikkei.com

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e27.co

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fortune.com

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hospitalitynet.org

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