Yearly Archives: 2015
SilkAir debuts Singapore-Malé route
SILKAIR yesterday launched its maiden flight to Malé, Maldives, joining parent company Singapore Airline’s daily flights between Singapore and Malé.
An Airbus A320 aircraft offering...
HomeAway fully acquires Travelmob to sharpen focus on Asia
US-BASED vacation rental site HomeAway has fully acquired Singapore startup Travelmob this month, following its majority-stake purchase of the company back in July 2013....
Overheard: Psssst, what’s Glenn de Souza up to?
WE spotted Glenn de Souza, former Best Western International (BWI) vice president of international operations for Asia & Middle East, right in front of...
Myanmar on the way to hit record 4.5 million arrivals
Yangon International Airport
MYANMAR's Ministry of Hotels and Tourism is expecting tourist arrivals in 2015 to reach 4.5 million, which will surpass its previous records...
Trade lauds Malaysia’s e-visa plans for China, India, US visitors
MALAYSIA will implement an online visa application process for China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Canada and the US by mid-2016, announced prime minister...
Etihad to fly A380 on Abu Dhabi-Melbourne route
FROM June 1, 2016, Etihad Airways will commence daily A380 services between Abu Dhabi and Melbourne, replacing one of the three-class Boeing 777-3000ER aircraft...
Trade urges stronger promotion of Garuda Indonesia’s holiday passes
GARUDA Indonesia has launched a Visit Wonderful Indonesia Pass, offering heavily-discounted rates on theme holidays within Indonesia.
The programme, which can contain between three and...
Dorsett steps up pursuit of the pink dollar
DORSETT Hospitality International wants a share of the growing LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) pie.
Its senior vice president sales & marketing, Philip Schaetz, estimated...
Travel agents in favour of NDC, finds IATA study
RESULTS of IATA’s study to look at how its New Distribution Capability (NDC) can benefit travel agents have been released, revealing that most consultants...
Asia now a go-to place for travel planning app Gogobot
TRAVEL planning and local discovery app Gogobot has started curating content of events happening in Singapore, updated weekly under a section called “GoGo this...
