25 May 2024
Saturday Mornings: Mastercard Travel Trends 2024 shows who's coming to Singapore and where Singaporeans are going
In our Wide World segment… Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys are joined by David Mann, Chief Economist, Asia Pacific at Mastercard about the fifth annual “Mastercard Travel Trends 2024” and the record-breaking consumer spending levels and the significant increases in passenger traffic and a growing share of wallet directed towards travel. Comprehensive insights into the evolving landscape of the global travel industry across 74 markets, including 13 in the Asia Pacific region (APAC). In Singapore, Changi Airport saw a record-breaking 16.5 million passengers in the first quarter of 2024, surpassing pre-pandemic levels of passenger traffic; who’s coming to Singapore and where are Singaporeans traveling to, and what they’re spending on.

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Listen To His Previous Podcasts:

5 March 2024
Money and Me: What Singapore could gain from Taylor Swift?
Will the economic impact of Swift's visit be fleeting? Which sectors could benefit? Is Swift part of a broader trend that countries are likely to soon capitalize on for tangible GDP growth?
Michelle Martin discusses the possible effects of the "Swift Lift" with David Mann, Chief Economist, Asia Pacific, Mastercard Economics Institute.

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7 June 2023
Money and Me: The shift in travellers
What are some of the significant changes in the travel industry since the pandemic, and how are these transformations shaping the overall travel ecosystem? Dan Koh finds out with David Mann, Chief Economist, Asia Pacific and Middle East Africa at the Mastercard Economics Institute as he breaks down the Mastercard Economics Institute's fourth-annual travel report, Travel Industry Trends 2023.
They also discuss what are some of the hotspot predictions for this spring and summer by region of origin and why travelers are choosing to spend more on destinations than 'things' in this new age of travel?

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