Yearly Archives: 2014
Outrigger in big drive to build expert agencies
ARMED with more resorts now in various locations than just Hawaii, Outrigger Resorts will aggressively recruit travel agencies to its side, launching its rewards...
Keeping a watchful eye
Austerity measures continue to bite the corporate travel market, which has become more prudent in spending and is driving a harder bargain in the...
Malaysia DMCs swallow GST in the face of soft demand
INBOUND tour operators in Malaysia are not raising rates substantially for the new contracting period in 2015 despite the recent 10 per cent hike...
Hungry JTBs out there
ASIA'S fragmented travel industry is witnessing a period of consolidation, mirroring what occurred in the West years ago, said trade observers, who described one...
PAL adds two new routes to Japan via Cebu
FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will expand routes to Japan with the opening of new services to Osaka and Nagoya via Cebu.
Effective December 19,...
India to manufacture commercial aircraft
INDIA is well set to manufacture its own commercial aircraft, the prototype for which is currently under preparation.
G Ashok Kumar, joint secretary, Ministry of...
German trade seeks partnerships to expand China, Hong Kong markets
SIX major German travel operators descended on Guangzhou and Hong Kong last week to meet with a selected group of travel consultants.
Organised by German...
Bangkok Airways starts four new routes from Chiang Mai
BANGKOK Airways has announced the launch of four new non-stop services from Chiang Mai to Phuket, Udon Thani, as well as Myanmar's Mandalay and...
StayWell Hospitality to introduce two brands in 2015
STAYWELL Hospitality Group has plans to expand its current portfolio with two more brands in the second half of 2015. The new brands will...
Best Western takes luxury to Malaysia’s Genting Highlands
BEST Western International has reached into Malaysia further with the management of the Best Western Premier Ion Delemen, Genting Highlands, currently under construction and...







