22 February 2024
Culture Club: Surprising destinations to consider in 2024
More than 55% of APAC-based travelers are keen to book a surprise trip where everything down to even the destination could be unknown until they arrive, according to Booking.com's latest ‘Travel Predictions’ research.
Today, we we take a look at some of the handpicked destinations to consider in 2024 with Laura Houldsworth, Managing Director of Asia Pacific, Booking.com.

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16 December 2023
Saturday Mornings: Where Singaporean's are going this holiday season and their 2024 travel plans with Laura Houldsworth
During our "Saturday Morning Sit-Down" conversation host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys consider Singapore’s 2023 sought-after travel destinations and 2024 predictions with Laura Houldsworth, Managing Director & Vice President for Asia Pacific Booking.com.

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23 April 2022
Weekends: Laura Houldsworth - Booking.com new strategy to accommodate the new return-to-travel
Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Laura Houldsworth, Managing Director Asia Pacific, Booking.com 2022 Outlook to discuss about what to expect from the current open-up across Asian countries and how booking.com plans to adapt to this new situation.

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4 December 2021
Weekends: The top trending destinations for 2022
Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Laura Houldsworth - Managing Director Asia Pacific, Booking.com about Booking.com's extensive research which features more than 24,000 travellers across 31 countries and territories to predict how travel will continue to be redefined in 2022.

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7 August 2020
Enabling businesses to plug financial leaks, amidst recovery
According to a new regional study by SAP Concur, the lag in finance transformation for Singapore businesses could collectively cost an estimated US$340 million in GDP revenue loss for Singapore annually.
In Mind Your Business, Howie Lim spoke to Laura Houldsworth, SAP Concur’s Managing Director for SEA on how to help businesses tackle gaps in expense management.

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10 January 2020
Is business travel an unspoken source of employee frustration?
In Career 360, Bernard Lim speaks to Laura Houldsworth, Managing Director for South East Asia, at SAP Concur to find out why business travel is an unspoken source of employee frustration and a ‘highly stressful’ affair in fledgling businesses.

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