Yearly Archives: 2014
Mega Maldives reconnects with more Chinese cities
MEGA Maldives is resuming thrice-weekly flights to Chengdu, Chongqing and Hangzhou this summer season after having suspended these services last year.
CEO George Weimann said...
Singapore promotes fly-cruise segment with second marketing tripartite
CHANGI Airport Group (CAG) has joined hands with Princess Cruises and Singapore Tourism Board (STB) in a multimillion dollar tripartite to grow Asia's fly-cruise...
Loss-making SpiceJet to sell minority stake
SPICEJET is in talks with an investor for the sale of a minority stake in the loss-making LCC, revealed a top official from the...
Two new appointments at Crowne Plaza Resort Xishuangbanna
INTERCONTINENTAL Hotels Group (IHG) has appointed Louis Liu as general manager and Jennifer Gu as director of sales & marketing at Crowne Plaza Resort...
ICCA offers tool to find local association representative
ASSOCIATIONS can now have an easier time of identifying local representatives when preparing a bid to host the next edition of an association international...
Tall as super tree
It’s about nation-building, country branding and an entertaining tourism attraction. Raini Hamdi talks to Tan Wee Kiat, the man who envisioned Singapore’s Gardens by...
Myanmar: Investors beware
While businesses are eager for the first bite of South-east Asia’s destination du jour, barriers to entry are high
Myanmar has become one of the...
Shopping no longer an ‘incidental’ for tourists: UNWTO
SHOPPING as a main motivator for travel is on the rise across advanced and emerging economies in the world, especially from Asia, and destinations...
Qantas rides on New Zealand’s growing appeal in Asia
QANTAS is facilitating greater travel to New Zealand through its one-stop flights out of Asia, a region that has seen strong growth in outbound...
Philippines plans incentives, tourism mission to court Hong Kong inbound
THE Philippines has been urged to offer special promotions to restore demand from Hong Kong now that the SAR has removed its travel ban...








