Tourism and Travel News
Lotte Duty Free signs strategic partnership with Busan Tourism Organization to drive tourism growth
Under the agreement, the partners will work together on several key initiatives, including promoting duty-free store discount partnerships to enhance the sale of both domestic and international tourism products.
Brisbane Airport passenger traffic reaches new highs in Australia’s ‘bleisure capital’
Latest data from Tourism Research Australia reveals that Brisbane attracted a record 53.7 million nights in 2024, driving overall tourism spending to a record A$11.3 billion.
Korean duty-free sector pins hopes on China group visa waiver to revive sales
The response from Korean duty-free retailers follows Acting President Choi Sang-mok’s pledge to drive tourism growth and stimulate domestic consumption through diversified tourist initiatives.
Catching MICE – and two birds with one stone: Lotte Duty Free widens shopper target base to help ‘normalise’ market
““We will do our best to attract foreign tourists and increase the satisfaction of travel through duty-free shopping by leveraging the competitiveness of our duty-free business that we have built up over the past 45 years,” says Lotte Duty Free CEO Kim Dong-ha.
Airports as Artports: Kansai Airports and Peach spotlight 19 local artists in T2 Culture Gate Project
The exhibition, which runs until 21 March, features a vibrant art space along the domestic boarding gate passageway, showcasing works by 19 Kansai artists and groups, along with landscape photography highlighting the attractions of Peach’s destinations.
Kingdom wows in Berlin with immersive ‘Saudi Land’ experience
The fast-growing attraction of Saudi Arabia as a tourist destination is being showcased in style this week (4-6 March) at ITB Berlin, the influential world travel industry exhibition.
DFWC KPI Monitor highlights +110% growth in international departures as Asia Pacific air traffic returns
Traveller volume surged to 129 million, reflecting a +110% increase compared to the same period in 2019, with a total of 515 million international departures recorded from October to December.
China Trading Desk: Outbound travel to surge by up to +30% during Chinese New Year
While representing a sharp increase over 204, outbound travel remains far below pre-pandemic 2019 levels.
Asia Pacific and Middle East to propel air passenger traffic growth to 2030, says new ACI-ICAO report
Airports Council International World and the International Civil Aviation Organization have released a joint Passenger Traffic Report, Trends and Outlook that offers insights into the evolving landscape of air transport to 2052.
China announces return of Taiwan group tours for Shanghai and Fujian residents
The move aims to “further promote the normalisation of cross-strait exchanges and the regularisation of exchanges in various fields, and in response to the strong expectations of the grassroots people and tourism industry in Taiwan”.
Dragon Trail International signals upbeat view of Chinese outbound travel recovery in 2025
The latest research conducted by Dragon Trail International reveals optimism for Chinese outbound recovery and growth in the ‘silver’ and ‘younger’ travel groups.
China Trading Desk – Assessing the travel retail opportunity among first-time Chinese outbound travellers
We present highlights from digital marketing specialist China Trading Desk’s latest Travel Sentiment Survey covering Q4 2024.
