Yearly Archives: 2016

(From left) Juthaporn Rerngronasa, deputy governor for International Marketing, TAT, and Ivan Walter, CEO, GTA THE Tourism Authority of Thailand, which has “fundamentally changed” its...

Tan: Sabah safe for tourists THE Malaysian Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA) has expressed regret over the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s decision...

Walter: New ownership will help us GTA anchors itself on a Vision 2020 as parent Kuoni Group puts itself up for sale and travel distribution...

Olivier Berrivin, Best Western Hotels & Resort's managing director of international operations – Asia, signed an agreement with Narin Thitipoonya, owner of Matasiri Company,...

Taipei’s hotel supply is making progress in the mid-market segment as developers bet on the rising wave of Asian FITs With yearly visitor arrivals already...

MEDICAL tourism in Phuket is on the rise with an overwhelming majority of visitors coming to the resort island for aesthetic treatments, according to...

IN a bid to accelerate its expansion in mainland China, Ascott has partnered with Dongfu Investment Development – a real estate subsidiary of China’s...

THE Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) will join forces with the state’s tourism body Visit Victoria later this year, but just what that new business...

EMPLOYMENT in Asia-Pacific’s travel and hospitality industry is expected to remain healthy this year, bucking the trend forecasted in most other sectors, according to...

TOURISM Australia is encouraging MICE players to take advantage of the NTO’s A$40 million (US$28.8 million) multi-platform aquatic and coastal global marketing campaign to...