Tag: Travel Agencies
Malaysian tourism players to adjust rates to accommodate service tax increase
Travel package prices in Malaysia are poised to rise in the upcoming months due to the recent increase in service tax rates, which have...
Holiday Tours & Travel gets on the luxury track
Malaysian travel management company, Holiday Tours & Travel (HTT), has launched T’roka, a luxury travel brand that aims to redefine the way travellers explore...
Displaced Philippine travel workers get aid from community pantry
Beleaguered Philippine travel agents have developed a travelling community pantry that will donate cash and in-kind assistance exclusively to their displaced rank and file...
Continued infections test Asian agents’ resilience
New year, new hopes for post-pandemic travel recovery, but infection surges and continued travel restrictions have provided little relief for many travel agents across Asia. In this three-part series, we find out how the travel agent community in key Asian markets are coping.
Travelport inks six technology partnerships in APAC
Travelport has secured six long-term agreements with travel agencies in Asia-Pacific, including three new wins and three renewals across Greater China, South Korea and...
Indonesian travel agents shut out of air ticket sales
As Indonesian airlines restart domestic flights, local travel companies are shut out from reaping the benefits of resumed flights as a circular from the...
Spending drought threatens travel agencies
The coronavirus pandemic adding on to the global economic woes has impeded travel, severely impacting consumer spending for 2020, and posing critical risks to...
Pandemic kills a million jobs a day: WTTC
A staggering one million jobs are being lost every day in the travel and tourism sector due to the sweeping effect of the Covid-19...
Former Adam’s Express team resurfaces with new travel agency
Former top-tiered staff of the now-defunct Adam’s Express Travel have launched a new company, A-List Travel Solutions, on February 2.
It is understood that the...
The prize and price of mobile
In an age of rapid digitisation, Pamela Chow examines why some agencies have successfully made strides into the mobile space while others prefer traditional mean
