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JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian agents who are big on Indonesia
inbound are stepping up marketing efforts to woo more Indonesians
following the recent announcement that the fiscal tax for Indonesian
passport holders would be dropped from January 1, 2009 (TTG Daily News, June 30).
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JAKARTA – Panorama Tours DMC, which went public last week, is
finalising to buy the majority share of a medium-sized inbound operator
in Thailand, and is negotiating with a Malaysian inbound operator for a
30 to 40 per cent share of the company. Both deals are expected to
close this year.
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MANILA – The Philippines, which organises a number of travel marts each
year to target buyers, has changed its strategy by adopting a
market-specific approach, and spreading them out.
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BANGKOK – The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) bid to stick to the
Amazing Thailand campaign and reduce its initial 10 per cent growth has
received a collective nod from the Thai travel trade, who says the
modest growth target is in line with current challenges.
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| | SPECIAL REPORT |
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Low-cost carriers have matured and can even be differentiated into three categories, Sim Kok Chwee reports
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Sim Kok Chwee case studies why some airlines can sustain their businesses
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| | DESTINATION REPORTS |
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The southern beach resort destination is seeing better times, writes Sirima Eamtako
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RATCHABURI’S provincial administration is seeking 54.1 million baht
(US$1.6 million) from the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to
rehabilitate a symbolic tourist attraction, Damnoen Saduak Floating
Market.
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New developments make Putrajaya more than just an administrative capital, S Puvaneswary reports
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A three-hour adventure in the dark gets S Puvaneswary covered in mud and making friends with creepy crawlies
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