Amazon’s presence in the travel industry goes beyond its traditional online retail expertise. While the company is not directly selling travel packages, its subsidiary AWS is making waves in the travel industry by providing innovative cloud computing solutions. In the second quarter, AWS revenue grew by 12% year-over-year to $22.1 billion, contributing 70% of Amazon’s […]

APAC Travel Confidence Index 2023 Reveals Optimism Among Singaporean Travelers Singaporean travelers remain confident and optimistic about their travel plans, according to the recently released APAC Travel Confidence Index 2023. Conducted by Milieu Insight and commissioned by Booking.com, this comprehensive study provides insights into the travel mindset of Singaporean travelers and their preferences for meaningful […]

Should Phuke Follow Penang’s Lead in Regulating Short-Term Rentals? Recently, the Malaysian island of Penang made headlines by implementing a ban on short-term rentals. The move has sparked a debate about whether other popular tourist destinations, like Thailand’s Phuket Island, should follow suit and introduce similar regulations. In this blog post, we will explore the […]

How ChatGPT Can Revolutionize Travel Retailing Artificial intelligence has been a powerful tool for stakeholders in the travel industry for many years. But it didn’t seem to capture everyone’s attention until OpenAI launched ChatGPT on 30th November 2022. And now, everyone around the world is recognizing the incredible capabilities these tools have- from writing essays […]

Over the past two years, words such as ‘recession’ and ‘slowdown’ have become pretty common. As business confidence wobbles, there’s been a significant volatility increase in capital markets. And not long after surviving disruptions such as low occupancy as a result of the global pandemic, the revenue manager is now dealing with fragility in financial […]

Economists Have Warned That the Current Economic Conditions Show Asia Isn’t Always Resilient Like any other part of the world, Asia faces economic crises. But Asia has always stood out for its ability to bounce back from economic crisis quickly. However, last week in Singapore at the (HICAP) Hotel Investment Conference Asia-Pacific, Arup Raha, a […]

How to Beat the 2023 Post Pandemic Hotel Budgeting The start of the budgeting season is already here with us. Unfortunately, it coincides with a particularly challenging inflection point for most hoteliers. While the travel demand has returned to the pre-pandemic levels, the staffing shortages have strained even the most finely-tuned hotel operations. Challenges in […]

During the first half of 2022, the hotel business in Phuket gradually picked momentum. According to Suksit Suvunditkul, the president of the Thai Hotels Association, Phuket witnessed an average occupancy rate of around 40% in May. What’s more, over the year’s first half, the island has welcomed over 1.7 million visitors. The resort island visitors […]

Metaverse has been all the craze around here in the last year. That’s all thanks to Facebook’s parent company rebranding into Meta. However, Facebook is only one of many giant corporations showing great interest in Metaverse. Other well-known brands hoping to stake a claim in this virtual world are Coca-Cola, Gucci, and McDonald’s. With all […]

On May 25th, the most popular search engine will shut down its ‘Book-on-Google’ function. The company claims that the algorithm is currently witnessing low traffic from consumers and partners. ‘Book on Google’ was launched in 2015 and this algorithm made it so easy for online travel agencies and hotels that weren’t optimized for the mobile […]