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On August 18th, 2023, ATTIA provided its submission on mobile app ecosystem competition to Japan’s Digital Market Competition Headquarters (DMCH), under the Cabinet Secretariat.  We thank the DMCH for the subsequent consultation meeting held with ATTIA on September 28th 2023. Download our submission here. ATTIA is committed to fostering innovation, promoting fair competition, and ensuring […]

On July 11th, 2023, ATTIA provided comments to Professor Wisit Wisitsorn-at, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy & Society, on Thailand’s Draft Principles for the Platform Economy Law. Download our submission here. ATTIA supports the Thai government’s efforts to ensure fair competition vis-a-vis the largest digital platforms. As online travel platforms, we

Open Call for Travel Changemakers Who Built Back Better with Tech! WiT collaborates with ATTIA to launch new awards   WebInTravel (WiT), Asia Pacific’s leading travel tech news and events platform, will launch an awards series, the Travel Changemakers Awards, at its signature conference in Singapore this year. The Awards aim to recognise travel innovators

Our Managing Director Chris Kerin was quoted in an article by WebInTravel (June 1st, 2023), covering the Penang government’s decision to introduce guidelines which seek to limit short-term rentals in the state. See full article on WebInTravel’s website here. Speaking to WiT, Chris Kerin, Managing Director of the Asia Travel Technology Industry Association (ATTIA), whose

On February 21st, 2023, ATTIA shared its concerns with the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC), regarding a proposal which would further limit short-term rentals in tourism hotspot Byron Bay. Download our submission here.   The planning proposal would halve the existing short-term rentals cap to 90-days a year in most parts of the

The Asia Travel Technology Industry Association (ATTIA) has submitted comments to the Byron Shire Council (New South Wales) regarding its proposal to reduce unhosted short-term rental accommodation (STRA) from 180-days to 90-days in most parts of the Shire. Download our Media Statement here. While ATTIA appreciates the Council’s attempts to balance demands on various fronts,

The Asia Travel Technology Industry Association (ATTIA) encourages partnership and closer cooperation between governments and the travel and tourism industry to spur the revival and growth of the tourism economy in Asia, and its members are poised to help. 

The tourism and hospitality sector has been especially hard-hit. While tourism has historically proven to be a resilient industry, recovery from this crisis will be determined by the steps taken by the government to sustain the industry amidst idle capacity, but more importantly preserve the sector’s skillsets and capabilities over a protracted period. 

ATTIA seeks to promote a deeper understanding of the policy issues that stand at the intersection of travel and technology. ATTIA serves as a resource and a catalyst for closer collaboration and information-sharing for the development of aligned industry/government priorities and vision for travel and tourism in the Asia-Pacific region.