Yearly Archives: 2015
Destination Asia enters South American market with rep appointment
MAKING its debut in South America is Destination Asia, which has announced that Avant Garde will represent it on the continent.
The DMC representation company,...
IATA plots agency-friendly initiatives
IATA is piloting a debit card-based system that allows agencies to continue issuing tickets even after they have maximised the bank guarantee. It is...
Why you need to pay attention to heritage tourism
Credit: MyTravelResearch.com
HERITAGE and culture is everywhere but travel marketing firm MyTravelResearch.com is throwing the spotlight on importance of developing heritage products that will net...
Solving the labour conundrum
As Singapore’s thriving hospitality sector grapples with a tightening labour pool, hotels are embracing technological solutions to overcome manpower shortage
Despite Singapore’s land constraints, new...
Kuoni’s sale logic
Kuoni Travel Holding CEO, Peter Meier, tells Raini Hamdi that ‘focus’ is the key to triumph in a fast-changing environment, which is why the group is lopping off its tour operating division and concentrating on two other core divisions
Prayers for the valley
The world is crying with Nepal. But far from being a valley of lost hope, a new Nepal could rise from the ashes of...
Nepal rocked by second quake in weeks
A SECOND earthquake shook quake-devastated Nepal yesterday, killing at least 48 and injuring over 1,100 people, according to Nepalese authorities.
News agency AFP reported that...
NITAS rises again with new direction and sharper focus
AFTER years in the doldrums, the Network of Independent Travel and Allied Services Philippines (NITAS) has re-emerged with a new direction to foster a...
Hotels in Indonesia urged to learn from Bangkok and hold rates...
INDONESIA would do well to mimic Bangkok's experience in maintaining hotel rates at a reasonable level for a quicker recovery in the face of...
Singapore to welcome ibis Styles this year-end
ACCOR will launch a new lifestyle brand in Singapore with the opening of ibis Styles Singapore on MacPherson in 4Q2015.
The hotel will share an...
