Yearly Archives: 2016
Orbitz inventory now available on Amadeus GDS
TRAVEL agents can now get access to Orbitz Worldwide products via Amadeus’ GDS after Expedia, parent company of Orbitz, entered into a new global...
Lufthansa on track despite net loss in Q1, says CFO
FIRST quarter earnings of Germany’s flag carrier has descended into red, but the airline is adamant it will still achieve its set targets by...
Trade elated as KLM resumes direct flights to Sri Lanka
TRAVEL agents in Sri Lanka are “overjoyed” as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) is set to resume direct services to the once war-torn country...
Aussie travel agent chief insists industry is ‘thriving’
Jayson Westbury, CEO, AFTA
FOLLOWING the closure of Garuda Orient Holidays’ Australian operations this week and Creative Holidays Australia just six months ago, the CEO...
Wyndham Sea Pearl Resort Phuket gets new GM
LUKE Benbow has been appointed general manager of the Wyndham Sea Pearl Resort Phuket in Thailand.
In his new role, Benbow will be responsible for...
Top of the world
Worldhotels’ EVP Asia-Pacific Roland Jegge talks to Raini Hamdi about changes in the independent hotels market as he marks 20 years of heading Worldhotels...
The fight for hotel bookings
The financial stakes are high, so it's no wonder that hotels now want to wrestle back control of travellers' bookings from intermediaries, especially as...
More regional travel, last-minute bookings during festivities
Lunar New Year celebrations in Bangkok
ASIA’s travellers are heading to destinations closer to home and are booking their holidays with lesser lead time during...
Buffalo Tours audits elephant camps in SE Asia
BUFFALO Tours has audited 38 elephant camps in five of its destination countries – Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar – and have validated...
Marriott-Starwood merger raises loyalty programme concerns
WITH Marriott’s acquisition of Starwood still in flux, concerns are being raised about the future of the two hospitality giant’s existing rewards programmes, according...
