Yearly Archives: 2015

Bangkok city at twilight. Credit: 123rf LAST night I was three blocks away from where the tragic bomb blast exploded at the Erawan Shrine in...

Security personnel at the site of the bomb blast. Credit: Andrew Wood BANGKOK city is calm but turbulence reigns in the minds of industry members...

HOTELS in Bangkok responded quickly after a bomb attack in the Thai capital which saw at least 21 dead and over 120 injured. Among the...

THE states of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh will be the likely beneficiaries of a tourism development initiative by India’s Ministry of Tourism. The government recently...

THE Vietnamese government has announced plans to offer one-year tourist visas to US citizens. Currently, the longest tourist visa available to Americans is three...

SINGAPORE'S Park Hotel Group has ventured out of Asia to manage Park Hotel Adelaide, its first hotel in Australia which is scheduled to open...

CELEBRITY Cruises is launching a new route from Japan aboard its 91,000-ton Celebrity Millennium from October 17, departing from Kobe with ports of call...

From the vast markets of China and India to emerging sources like Vietnam and the Philippines, Asia is firmly planted on both Paris and...

MYANMAR National Airlines (MNA), previously known as Myanma Airways, has returned to the international arena with the launch of six-weekly services between Yangon and...

THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has launched a S$10 million (US$7.1 million) fund for the development of tour and technology initiatives. Named the Experience Step-Up...