Yearly Archives: 2015
Kerala spearheads 3-country itinerary for increased tourism appeal
KERALA Tourism is roping in Sri Lanka and the Maldives to promote a joint seven-day tour, the first of its kind facilitated by an...
Rail links between Singapore and Malaysia to come after 2020
TWO planned rail projects connecting Singapore to its northern neighbour Malaysia will not be operational before 2020, according to the prime ministers of both...
Indonesia’s former culture and tourism minister detained on corruption charges
THE Indonesia Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has detained Jero Wacik, former minister of culture and tourism last night.
Local media reported that Wacik is being...
Pyongyang signals interest in China’s tourists with scheduled Shanghai flights
AIR Koryo has upgraded its sporadic charter service between Pyongyang and Shanghai (Pudong) to a regular twice-weekly service that took off on April 26.
The...
Hotel oversupply weighs on Mandalay’s tourism scene
MANDALAY'S lacklustre performance as a destination is facing further challenge from an incoming supply of small-scale, independent hotels that could increase volatility in the...
Visa-free arrival through all Philippine points of entry for Indians with...
TO GROW inbound Indian traffic, the Philippines is now granting visa-free entry through all airports and ports to Indian travellers who have US, Japan,...
Guam targets 2 million visitors by 2020
CONCERNS have been raised about plans by the Guam Visitors Bureau to raise the number of overseas arrivals to two million by 2020.
The 6th...
Everest climbing season cut short due to quake damage, aftershocks
THERE will be no expeditions to Mount Everest’s peak for the remainder of the 2015 climbing season as mountaineering companies cancel spring trips.
Eighteen people...
MAS CEO shuts down talk of aircraft sales
CHRISTOPH Mueller assumed the role of managing director and group CEO of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) on May 1 and immediately killed speculation that the...
Star Alliance partners SIA, Croatia Airlines sign codeshare agreement
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) and Croatia Airlines have inked a new deal to codeshare on certain European services.
Under the agreement, SIA will add its SQ...
