Yearly Archives: 2014
Unplugged, paperless travel for the future, predicts Lonely Planet
LONELY Planet has unveiled its list of top 10 predictions for the future of tourism, highlighting new areas of travel as well as trends...
BA announces Colombo exit again
HAVING resumed flights from London to Colombo via Male last year after a 15-year hiatus, British Airways (BA) is axing the route again due...
HNA-NH JV finally gets off the ground
SPANISH company NH Hotel Group has finally confirmed the establishment of a joint venture company with China's HNA travel group, which will initially cover...
Largest tax refund platform for Chinese travellers starts up
MASTERCARD and HNA Transforex Currency Exchange jointly launched China's largest tax refund platform earlier this week, giving Chinese travellers the option of filing for...
Japan consolidates its major trade shows in new travel week
THE first Japan Travel Week kicked off in Tokyo last night, carrying the hopes of local stakeholders that the consolidation of tradeshows will make...
Hong Kong on standby
With political tensions running high in Hong Kong, Prudence Lui finds out how travel and tourism players are bracing themselves for a shutdown of...
More flights and less visa restrictions to the Philippines, request Indian...
INDIAN travel consultants are clamouring for more direct flights to the Philippines and lighter visa restrictions as MICE traffic between the two nations soars.
“Take...
Routes Asia to make first landing in the Philippines
THE annual airports and airlines networking event and route development forum, Routes Asia, will be held in Manila for the first time from March...
Next Hotel Brisbane redefines service standards with tech
THE first of SilverNeedle Hospitality's technology-focused Next Hotels brand opened in Brisbane yesterday, showing what it means to cater to the modern business traveller.
Guests...
Myanmar spotlights Naypyidaw for MICE
HE Ministry of Hotels and Tourism is promoting Naypyidaw as an ideal destination for MICE, partnering with neighbours like Thailand to stimulate more business...
