Monica Pitrelli

Hilton Asia-Pacific President Alan Watts told Squawk Box Asia that outbound travelers from India increased from 10 million to 27.3 million in 2024.

The first half of 2024 was marked by depressed consumer confidence, but the second half saw increased travel interest that will impact on bookings to Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia in 2025, Hilton Asia-Pacific President Alan Watts told “Squawk Box Asia” on Monday.

U.N. Tourism says international arrivals will fully recover this month, marking an end to years of recovery efforts stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Indian travelers spent $34 billion on outbound travel in 2023. That's "minuscule" compared to what's to come, said Alan Watts, Hilton's Asia-Pacific president.

Hong Kong-Taipei is the busiest international flight route, according to a report released Tuesday by aviation intelligence company OAG.

When one person reclines, more usually follow. This video from La-Z-Boy shows how reclining can ripple through an airplane as travelers try to regain inches of space while flying.

Sands China CEO Grant Chum told CNBC that a new deal with the NBA to bring pre-season games to Macao will bolster its reputation as a global sports hotspot.

Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Macao last Friday, Sands China CEO and President Grant Chum said the city is diversifying its economy away from gaming to become "a city of sports and ... a city of entertainment."

Spilled drinks, crunched laptop screens and crushed knees. A new video shows the reasons why reclining your seat on airplanes morphed from an acceptable practice into a top irritant for many air passengers.

Should you recline your seat while flying? An ad campaign says no, with a video showing the reasons the practice has fallen out of favor in the past decade.