Yearly Archives: 2016
Peach Aviation vs Vanilla Air
Planning for a week-long vacation to Hong Kong with his wife and young child, Tokyo-based Julian Ryall checks out the flight options and prices...
Wanted: a more robust e-visa facility
Modifications need to be done to the present e-visa scheme to entice more international travellers to visit.
While India’s e-visa facility was hailed as a...
Hyatt Regency Hong Kong appoints new GM
THE Hyatt Regency has named Per Kredner as the new general manager of Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui.
The Swedish national was most...
AccorHotels names GM for Mercure Singapore Bugis
ACCORHOTELS has appointed Rhys Challenger as general manager of newly-opened Mercure Singapore Bugis.
Challenger had been with Accor since 1996 and was most recently the...
BLTM 2016 sees strong showing from corporate, luxury buyers
THIS year’s Business and Luxury Travel Mart (BLTM), to be held from October 24-25 at the Hyatt Regency Gurgaon, will feature hundreds of buyers...
Business travel from US, Europe to Asia soars in 1H2016
CORPORATE travel from the US and Europe to Asia has seen staggering growth so far this year, according to latest findings by business airliner...
New Philippine tourism secretary conducts ‘reality check’
Wanda Tulfo Teo
THE first order of business for the Philippines’ newly appointed Department of Tourism (DoT) secretary are housekeeping matters affecting the daily operations...
Trade welcomes two new vocational institutes in Cambodia
TRAVEL industry players have welcomed a government initiative to create more tourism vocational training centres in Cambodia.
In a bid to improve hospitality service standards...
Thailand to double visa-on-arrival fees next month
VISITORS to Thailand will need to pay increased visa-on-arrival fees starting September 27.
The fee currently costs 1,000 baht (US$28.8) and will be doubled to...
South Korean travellers shun Europe as threats mount
Incheon International Airport
SOUTH Korean tourists are turning their backs on Europe this year, frightened off by terrorist attacks in major cities and the attempted...
















