Yearly Archives: 2016
Airports of the future
Transport architect Mark Wolfe explains how the modern airport is evolving and why airports of the future will resemble a multi-nodal city. Plus, a...
Nepal gears up for major tourism revival
NEPAL’s tourism is making good recovery progress more than a year after the devastating earthquake in April 2015, with 1H2016 seeing a 15 per...
Jetstar targets corporate clientele with new bundle
JETSTAR has unveiled FlexiBiz, an add-on which provides business travellers greater flexibility with their flight plans.
The upgrade allows business travellers to move their flight...
TTG Asia Luxury wins PATA Gold Award
Mimi Hudoyo (centre), all smiles with her award. Credit: Joen Damayanti
TTG Asia Luxury has clinched its first award through a feature-length article in the...
With safety ban lifted, Garuda sets sights on US
INDONESIA’s national carrier is planning to re-launch flights to the US via a transit in Japan after a safety ban imposed by the US...
Sri Lanka’s budget carrier to be scrapped next month
LCC Mihin Lanka will be discontinued from October as part of cost cutting plans by its financially-troubled parent company, SriLankan Airlines.
The national carrier will...
Taiwan trade takes to the streets as Chinese arrivals plunge
Locals and tourists at Ximending street market in Taipei, Taiwan
THIRTEEN travel industry unions in Taiwan joined hands to stage a demonstration yesterday to air...
Start-up Grab sees the future in travel agents
ONE of South-east Asia’s most successful start-ups, Grab, has embraced travel agents, saying what is available in the market today is still “very far”...
Asia sees rise in Western show clones
CONVENTION and exhibition specialists in Asia have continued to note a growing presence of western tradeshows making landfall in the region.
Executive vice president of...
Patina CEO joins Jumeirah Group as COO
DUBAI-BASED luxury operator Jumeirah Group, part of Dubai Holding, has appointed Marc Dardenne as group COO effective immediately.
Dardenne, who has more than 30 years...















