Yearly Archives: 2015
Opening doors wider
India’s new online visa facility has won plaudits from tourists, but the trade wants the scheme to be further refined and properly marketed to...
Barclay goes into the wild as Wildlife Reserves Singapore CEO
WILDLIFE Reserves Singapore (WRS) has appointed Mike Barclay as its new CEO with effect from October 1.
Before joining WRS, Barclay was the CEO at...
Evon Ler joins Insight Vacations as Asia president
INSIGHT Vacations has appointed Evon Ler as president of its Asia operations, taking over from outgoing president Sheryl Lim.
In her new role, Ler is...
Thai AirAsia links China to Pattaya with two new routes
(From left) Pachuen Phornmonkol, consul-general of Royal Thai Consulate-General, Xiamen; Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO of Thai AirAsia; and Huang zhaochun, deputy general manager of Jiangxi...
Watson powers up Trails of Indochina for next stage of growth
NEW CEO of Trails of Indochina (TOI) John Watson has made a slew of new hires and is consolidating the DMC’s three office locations...
Switzerland grows SE Asian arrivals despite strong Swiss franc
SWITZERLAND continues to witness a strong growth in visitor arrivals from South-east Asia for the past six months, despite the revaluation of the Swiss...
Seats for TTG media engagement workshop at ITB Asia going fast
TTG Asia Media is inaugurating a media engagement workshop at ITB Asia in Singapore and this year’s focus will be: ‘With the next headline-grabbing...
Sri Lanka’s Hayleys ventures into Maldives in latest bout of expansion
HAYLEYS Leisure, part of Sri Lanka’s conglomerate Hayleys Group, is investing in a new US$65 million property in the Maldives and a cluster of...
Japan visitor numbers soar to new monthly record in July
Credit: 123rf
A RECORD 1.9 million foreign visitors arrived in Japan in July, marking a staggering 51 per cent jump from the same period in...
[Sponsored Post] The fastest growing bedbank in Asia
By Adam Alford, managing director Asia-Pacific
With outbound travel in Asia-Pacific growing exponentially, there is no doubt on the importance of Asia for Western travel...
