Yearly Archives: 2016
GuestReady wants to manage homes for Airbnb hosts
HOSTS of short-term private accommodations, such as via Airbnb, can now engage GuestReady for a range of operational services.
Targeted at shared economy hosts, homeowners...
Indonesian carriers now free to fly to the US
INDONESIAN airlines are now allowed to fly to the US after a safety ban lasting nearly a decade got lifted, officials announced yesterday.
The US...
Thai trade defiant in wake of attacks on resort towns
THE series of bomb blasts that rocked several resort towns in Thailand during the August 12 Mother’s Day weekend had caused considerable concern among...
Photo of the Day: GTEF makes official visit to Taipei
(From left) Chi-Wei Chiang, operation director, Bloomberg Businessweek; Lee-Chen Chang, supervisor, Association of Tour Managers, Taiwan; Peter Wong, vice chairman of GTEF and executive...
Taiwan’s V Air to suspend all flights from October
V AIR, a subsidiary of TransAsia Airway, will suspend all services from October 1 as the Taiwanese LCC commences merger with its parent company.
As...
Tourism New Zealand to shut Thailand outpost
AS part of consolidation efforts in South-east Asia by Tourism New Zealand (TNZ), the national tourism promotion agency has decided to close its Thailand...
Tepid increase expected for 2017 travel prices
TRAVEL prices are predicted to inflate only marginally next year as geopolitical and economic uncertainty weigh in.
Latest research by the Global Business Travel Association...
Tourism bodies expect Thailand to recover from bombings quickly
A Thai soldier on duty following the bomb blasts. Credit: Facebook/สามล้อกู้ภัย บรรเทาศูนย์สอง
THE United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Travel & Tourism Council...
Businesses in Cambodia unaccepting of Chinese yuan
FEARS that the acceptance of Chinese yuan in Cambodia may fuel the circulation of fake currency have been raised by tourism-related businesses.
The country’s Ministry...
Visitors stranded as China convenience visa policy abruptly ends
The Gongbei Port of entry. The city of Zhuhai in Guangdong is a major border crossing between Macau and China
VISITORS from Thailand, Malaysia and...
