Finally, Timor Leste border crossers get flights to Indonesia
Starting mid-November, Garuda Indonesia will launch four-times weekly chartered flights between Kupang city in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara and Dili in Timor Leste, the...
Management changes at Khiri Travel
Khiri Travel has announced lateral movements and promotions in its management.
Effective December 1, Stefan Scheerer, assistant general manager at Khiri Travel Myanmar, will move...
Amadeus redefines ‘distribution’, builds new open travel platform
Amadeus has dropped the word ’distribution’ in its lexicon, in favour of ‘travel channels’, and is building a new Amadeus Travel Platform to tap...
New hotels: citizenM Taipei North Gate, Santa Grand Hotel Boat Quay...
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week.
citizenM Taipei North Gate
Asia's first citizenM has arrived with the opening of citizenM Taipei North Gate,...
Maldives: a paradise redefined?
When a luxury destination goes downmarket, will a broader audience and brand presence equate to a better bottom line? S Puvaneswary takes this question to the Maldives
3 lessons travel marketers can take away from Japan
When it comes to travel marketing, it is not always about the numbers, Russell Young, managing director, Asia Pacific, Sojern, says.
Pop culture pilgrimage, mates escape on the up: Booking.com
Booking.com has released eight travel trend predictions for 2018, among which are an increase in pop culture-inspired travel and friends-based getaways.
According to booking.com, television shows, films, sport and...
Volcanoes could be Malaysia’s hot new tourism product
The Malaysian Tourism and Culture Ministry (Sabah), along with Universiti Malaysia Sabah, is exploring the possibility of introducing volcano tourism in Tawau, which shares...
Event: Ananda Festival, Bagan
Ananda Temple
The Ananda Temple in Myanmar's Old Bagan comes to life as villagers and monks flood into its grounds to celebrate its namesake festival,...
Pullman KLCC welcomes new GM
Lyndon Discombe has been appointed general manager of Pullman Kuala Lumpur City Centre Hotel & Residences (Pullman KLCC).
He was most recently the regional resorts...
