Yearly Archives: 2015
CTM subsidiary enters China FIT market with JV
THE FIT segment is the main target of a new joint venture company between World99 Beijing Electronic Commerce and Westminster Travel Hong Kong, a...
Surge in Indian visitors to Philippines in January-February
THE Philippines' marketing drive in India seems to be paying off as the first two months of 2015 witnessed impressive 24.3 per cent year-on-year...
Paying for extra comfort
The winds are changing for premium economy class, thanks to a more segmented corporate travel market and the emergence of sophisticated leisure travellers in...
550 million people visited Asia-Pacific in 2014: PATA
OVER half a billion international travellers visited the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during last year to record almost six per cent year-on-year growth, according to...
New hotel manager for Banyan Tree Phuket
BANYAN Tree Hotels & Resorts’ flagship property, Banyan Tree Phuket, has appointed Hery Kuswoyo to the position of hotel manager.
In his new role, Kuswoyo...
Shangri-La’s first Filipino GM to helm Boracay property
ESTER Marcaida has been appointed general manager of Shangri-La’s Boracay Resort & Spa.
No stranger to the property, she served as its resident manager during...
Major APAC airports get double-digit growth in passengers for 1Q2015
AIRPORTS in Asia-Pacific saw passenger growth of 8.5 per cent in 1Q2015 with airports in major cities chalking up double-digit increases, according to an...
UAS opens regional office in India
UAS International Trip Support is strengthening its presence in India through its new office in New Delhi, which opened last month at Indira Gandhi...
Malaysia hotels go for broke courting Middle East big-spenders
HOTELS in Malaysia are going all out to attract guests from the Middle East, from having special menus to employing Arabic-speaking frontline staff, for...
Chinese tourists get 10-year visas to Singapore
SINGAPORE is extending the validity of visas issued to Chinese nationals for a maximum of 10 years after recording a fall in numbers from...







