Yearly Archives: 2016

As the segment of sophisticated and free independent travellers from Asia grows larger, destinations that were once aspirational have become banal for this lot,...

A quiet village in Switzerland that prides itself on having just “1,000 inhabitants, 1,000 sheep, 1,000 guest beds” has been hurled into the limelight...

The rising popularity of Switzerland may be put to test this year as Asian currencies weaken Two major developments – Asian currency depreciation, which continues...

JAPAN’s ANA Holdings has signed a MoU with Vietnam Airlines to purchase an 8.8 per cent stake in the the South-east Asian state-owned carrier...

FOLLOWING an analysis of over one billion flight searches, travel tool Kayak.sg has unveiled when Singapore travellers should book flights in order to get the lowest...

MOST domestic flights at Bangkok’s Don Muang Airport now operate from the partially reopened Terminal 2 since December 24, 2015. Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, president of Airports...

THE recently set up Kuala Lumpur Tourism Bureau has identified several initiatives targeted at improving ground services and product development, slated to be introduced...

FOLLOWING the MoU signed between the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Alitrip in October last year, Alibaba Group's online travel platform has now officially...

MYANMAR’s Ministry of Immigration and Population announced yesterday new visa regulations effective immediately. Under the new system, there are 12 types of entry visas: Diplomatic;...

LEADING travel service provider Ctrip.com will be investing US$180 million in MakeMyTrip, India’s largest online travel company, via convertible bonds. Permission has also been granted for Ctrip...