Corporate Travel Analysis Reports For Asia
Luxury travellers are increasingly wanting to experience cities like a well-informed local, but the majority of locals feel visitors are missing out on the true spirit of a place
Whether travelling for business or leisure, it is always good to get a real insight into a city that you are visiting. Increasingly, that is going beyond the popular sights to enjoy the hidden experiences that are on offer.
The knock-on effects of COVID-19 on US airlines and global travel continue, and are unabated
As coronavirus, COVID-19 continues to spread, US airlines that have been hoping the effects would be short lived are facing a new reality, and more conferences outside of Asia are being cancelled or postponed. Flight cuts by US airlines that initially encompassed cuts to China have grown other destinations as both Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have made larger cuts on their Asian routes as the virus spreads.
Chinese ride-hailing app Didi targets Sydney as it continues its Australia expansion
Earlier this month, Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing announced that it will launch ride-sharing services in Sydney, Australia from 16-Mar-2020. This marks a significant milestone for the technology company which has been active in the Australian market for approaching two years.
Travellers from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Russia and the US had been showing a strong optimism about visiting European destinations, but then coronavirus struck
Research completed ahead of the recent COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak had indicated that travellers from six key overseas markets were all showing strong optimism about visiting European destinations during the first third of this year.
DATA SPOTLIGHT: Citilink
This year The Blue Swan Daily will feature some of the leading airlines, airports and country markets for air travel. Here, using the extensive profile insights available to CAPA - Centre for Aviation members to deliver a data snapshot, we look at Citilink, an Indonesian LCC that is expanding into long-haul markets following the addition of widebodied aircraft.
Love is in the air: Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh market has seen the largest addition of flight frequencies since 2015
Every February 14, across many places around the world, flowers and other gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St Valentine, a patron saint whom is still shrouded in mystery. Now a day for romantics, after poet Chaucer link it to love in the Middle Ages, it seemingly has its roots in a number of different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, whom were martyred on this February date.
DATA SPOTLIGHT: Cathay Pacific
This year The Blue Swan Daily will feature some of the leading airlines, airports and country markets for air travel. Here, using the extensive profile insights available to CAPA - Centre for Aviation members to deliver a data snapshot, we look at Cathay Pacific, the Hong Kong-based carrier that is working on contingencies to manage falling passenger demand as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
The decision by ANA and Singapore Airlines to deepen their partnership is a win-win, and will benefit travellers too
It has been anticipated and has actually been a long-time coming, but the deepening of a partnership between Star Alliance carriers Singapore Airlines and All Nippon Airways (ANA) represents big news in Asia and will help both better compete in the region and will bring significant benefits to corporate travellers too.
News that Coronavirus has caused a ‘collapse in Chinese travel’ is no shock – the question is how long will tremors be felt and how wide will they be spread?
The latest data from aviation intelligence specialist ForwardKeys, which analyses global aviation capacity, flight searches and over 17 million flight booking transactions a day, has revealed that the outbreak of infection in China from the coronavirus has caused a "substantial setback" in flight bookings for the Lunar New Year period after what looked like being a record year for travel.
New Philippines airport could support the formation of the ‘Crypto Valley of Asia’, but there is major competition for the title from nations across the region
The Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) plans to develop a new USD80 million airport in the Cagayan Special Economic Zone and Freeport to attract further investment in the zone. A spokesman said, "the construction of a new airport is an important facility in the establishment and realisation of the so-called Crypto Valley of Asia concept that we have embarked on".