VisitBritain kicks off global marketing drive in Singapore
VISITBRITAIN kicked off in Singapore over the weekend the next phase of the global roll out of its Great Britain You’re Invited campaign (TTG...
Asia cautioned against sensational architecture
THE DESIGN ARCHITECT of Marina Bay Sands (MBS) Singapore, Moshe Safdie, has warned Asian destinations against using eye-popping architecture to draw attention, a phenomenon...
Spain’s Nobeltours forced to drop China packages
LEADING Spanish longhaul tour operator Nobeltours has been forced to stop selling packages to China after its inbound partners there refused to work with...
SIA welcomes Finnair competition
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) believes that Finnair’s upcoming launch of direct Helsinki-Singapore services (TTG Asia e-Daily, March 4) at the end of next month will...
Chiang Mai flood situation improves
THE TOURISM Authority of Thailand (TAT) has reported that most tourism sites in Chiang Mai have been unaffected by recent floods, while floodwaters which...
Malaysian operator offers helicopter tours
AERIAL tours by helicopter over selected scenic spots in Malaysia are now available under the 1Malaysia Helicopter Tour packages brand.
Targeted at high-yield tourists,...
Non-elitist MakeMyTrip ropes in 7,000 travel agents
INDIA's runaway success OTA, MakeMyTrip, has so far roped in about 7,000 travel agents to its MakeMyTrip for travel agents online B2B module launched...
Bandung-Cianjur train tours to be launched soon
CIANJUR District Culture and Tourism Office is developing a train tour to Gunung Padang, in cooperation with national train company Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI),...
UFTAA to open doors to individual travel agents
THE UNITED Federation of Travel Agents Association (UFTAA) recommended at a board meeting in Kuala Lumpur last week that membership to the association be...
SIA to help promote Sri Lankan tourism
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) to jointly promote tourism to Sri Lanka...
