Yearly Archives: 2014
New series of tourist fees in Dubai, Maldives bring challenges to...
TOURISM players in Dubai and the Maldives have to contend with new tourism taxes and the operational headaches they bring.
Dubai is introducing Tourism Dirham,...
Asian millennials, technology present opportunities for industry: STB TravelRave report
SINGAPORE Tourism Board (STB) has released its first TravelRave report recapping highlights from the annual travel trade festival held last year, underscoring talent, technology...
New tariffs, entry fee hike for parks shock Indonesian trade
THE Indonesian government has imposed new tariffs on parks and hunting grounds under the portfolio of the Ministry of Forestry, and the move is...
Tailored to a tee
From health-conscious wanderers to those travelling with little tots, tours are being created to meet needs of all kinds
Eat your way through Asia
Having found...
Experience is everything
Customers want holidays to be hassle free from start to finish. Mimi Hudoyou, Paige Lee Pei Qi, Shekhar Niyogi and S Puvaneswary look at...
Higher alcohol taxes not knocking event clients off their chairs yet:...
THE Singapore government's recent move to raise liquor excise duties by 25 per cent will add to the F&B bill for corporate functions but...
Philippines’ fun side scores it retailers congress next year
THE Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) has trounced its counterparts in Thailand and Australia in bidding for the 17th Asia Pacific Retailers Convention and Exhibition...
Datai brand expands into Johor
DESTINATION Resorts & Hotels (DRH) has disbanded its hotel management arm Archipelago Hotels & Resorts but its plans to export “the art of Malaysian...
Old rivals Bali, Phuket see new threat
OLD rivals Bali and Phuket are seeing that their competition for Australian travellers is now not one another but longhaul destinations such as Hawaii...
Hawk-eyed buyers wait for right time to swoop in on Thailand
THAILAND'S protracted political turmoil is throwing 2015 contracting out of the windows, with hoteliers bracing for pressure on rates the moment some stability is...
