Yearly Archives: 2016
German travel association warns against elephant contact attractions
A week after TripAdvisor and Viator cease ticket sales to hundreds of wildlife entertainment venues worldwide, German travel trade body DRV has also announced...
TAT plans for growth in emerging markets
Yuthasak Supasorn
A fragile world economy and unpredictable tourism sentiments in Thailand’s main source markets have pushed the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to minimise...
China overtakes Indonesia as Singapore’s largest source market
Tourists admire the view of Marina Bay Sands
Arrivals to Singapore rose 12.5 per cent in 1H2016 over the same period in 2015, according to...
Personal touch of agents irreplaceable in digital world
Lisa Fitzell
Travel agents that are able to cater to the ever-evolving needs of their customers and offer specialised, integrated online and offline services, will...
Corporates cancel meetings but leisure holds steady for Thailand so far
Corporates have cancelled meetings and events in Thailand but leisure bookings are mostly going ahead, according to industry players interviewed on the impact on...
MICE activities must go on: Thai industry
THE Thai minister of tourism and sports, Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, is urging business events in Thailand to proceed as planned as the country mourns the...
Bridge Rentals brings non-hotel inventory onto Ctrip
Singapore-based Bridge Rentals has partnered with Ctrip to grant property channel managers access to the Chinese OTA giant’s wealth of travellers.
Bridge Rentals, which specialises...
Singapore, Indonesia launch joint training programme
Singapore’s Republic Polytechnic and four tourism institutions under the purview of Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism last week launched a 36-month Hospitality and Tourism Capability...
Airline ban on Samsung Galaxy Note 7 widens
The airline ban on Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 phone has continued to spread, with carriers in Australia, Asia and Europe placing the phone on...
Agencies in Japan up the sell using virtual reality
Travel businesses in Japan are embracing virtual reality as a means to increase sales and to upsell.
From November, travel agency HIS will begin offering...
