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India raises adventure tourism profile but perceived cultural destination image lingers
Recent efforts by India's Ministry of Tourism and state tourism boards to promote adventure tourism are expected to drive more international arrivals and promote...
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Jokowi receives Father of National Tourism award
Indonesia president Joko Widodo has been honoured as Father of National Tourism by the Indonesia Hotel & Restaurant Association (IHRA).
The award was presented by...
TTG Opinion
2019 travel trends in pictures: how Instagram inspires and changes travel
As 2018 came to a close and year-end holiday travel hit a global high, I was treated to a non-stop visual feast of travel...
Something to Think About
“The countries that perform well on the index are those that are embracing new models of global citizenship and adapting to, rather than shrinking away from, an increasingly globalised world.”
– said Dominic Volek, managing partner of Henley & Partners Singapore and head of South-east Asia, citing South Korea and the UAE as examples of countries whose passport strength have improved for its citizens as a result of their open-door policies
Newsmaker
Less growth, more equity
No stranger to this post, Thailand’s minister of tourism and sports Weerasak Kowsurat tells why the country’s tourism sector needs to stop its addiction to increasing visitor arrivals but instead place serious emphasis on achieving equity for all stakeholders
Travel Technology
Major GDS players offer agents access to new Qantas channel
With the signing of separate distribution agreements with major GDS players, Qantas will make...
Intelligence
APAC travel to US down in 2018 due to trade war...
The number of tourists arriving in the US from Asia-Pacific fell by 3.2% last...
Appointments
New DOSM joins Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel
Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel in Malaysia has appointed Joyce Wong as director of sales...
Future Gen
An open invitation
Travellers can now legally crash an Indian wedding, thanks to a startup connecting potential guests with couples-to-be .