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Yearly Archives: 2016

Trade expects UK arrivals to benefit from Brexit

MARKETS may still be volatile following the affirmative Brexit vote on June 23, but industry experts are already projecting uplifts for the UK’s inbound...

Laurens van den Oever named CMO of ForwardKeys

LAURENS van den Oever will fill the role of chief marketing officer of travel intelligence company ForwardKeys starting August 1, 2016. Van den Oever, who...

First Poland-Indonesia direct air link established

LOT Polish Airlines launched a chartered service between Warsaw and Denpasar, Bali on June 23, marking the first direct service between Poland and Indonesia. The...

China Airlines reimburses passengers after crew strike

PASSENGERS affected by a strike organised by China Airlines’ (CAL) flight attendants from June 24-26 will be reimbursed by the carrier for the inconveniences...

MICE travel to Langkawi unlikely to be dented by new tax

Overwater bungalows in Langkawi  INBOUND agents are unfazed by the new tourism promotion fee which will be imposed on all tourists checking into hotels in...

UFI elects new chief

CORRADO Peraboni, CEO of Fiera Milano, has been elected UFI president for 2018 by the Board of Directors at a board meeting during the...

SITE top incentive award welcomes applications

APPLICATIONS are now open for the 2016 Crystal Awards programme by SITE, which aims to recognise exceptional incentive travel events. The Awards is open to...

After visa pact, Myanmar agents form more Singapore packages

Groups of tourists pose before the Marina Bay skyline in Singapore OUTBOUND tour operators in Myanmar are planning to add more Singapore packages in anticipation...

Deal Travel agent licence suspended indefinitely

THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has suspended the travel agent licence of Deal Travel, effective since June 4 till further notice. STB stated that the...

SIA plane catches fire after making emergency landing

Right wing of SQ368 on fire after emergency landing. Photo: Lee Bee Yee A SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) flight enroute to Milan from Singapore this morning...