Yearly Archives: 2016

THE World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in its latest Visa Openess Report, has revealed that travel visa requirements globally have dropped to its lowest level...

LIFE in Jakarta has returned to normal shortly after the terror attacks in the Indonesian capital last week. The street in front of the bombing...

(From left) Sean Wong, CFO of Cambodia Airports; Chloé Lapeyre, general manager of Phnom Penh International Airport; Thong Khon, minister of tourism of the...

THE series of bomb and small arms attacks in Jakarta’s central business district yesterday, including the bombing of a Starbucks café and a police...

SABRE has completed its acquisition of global central reservation, revenue management and hotel marketing provider Trust Group including Trust International, InnLink and Nexus. The successful...

CARLSON Rezidor Hotel Group will no longer be operating the Radisson Blu Plaza Resort Phuket Panwa Beach from April 1 as AccorHotels takes over...

Famous suspension bridge on Langkawi Island MALAYSIA’s Kedah state government hopes to increase domestic and international footfall through its year-long Discover Kedah 2016 campaign. It is...

IATA’s Passenger Agency Conference has approved the return of the joint bank guarantee (JBG) scheme for accredited Indian agencies, effective since January 1. The...

HONG Kong’s Morning Star Travel has been acquired by China’s Fantasia Holdings Group last month for HK$220 million (US$28 million), effectively linking the 43-year-old...

Aerial view of Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort FIVE new packages for meetings and events are now available at the 203-key Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort, offering...