Yearly Archives: 2016
India to be sixth largest business travel market by 2019: GBTA
INDIA will jump four spots to become the world’s sixth largest corporate travel market in the next five years, based on forecasts in a...
James Cameron fronts Tourism New Zealand’s latest campaign
James and Suzy Amis Cameron
NEW Zealand prime minister and minister of tourism John Key kicked off Tourism New Zealand’s latest marketing campaign in Jakarta yesterday,...
Trails of Indochina sets out on new adventure brand
Richard Casswell, brand manager, Indotrek
VIETNAM-based DMC Trails of Indochina (TOI) is treading into the adventure realm with new brand Indotrek, as it sets sights...
JNTO Singapore to lead Japan’s APAC MICE charge
Ong: towards greater intra-regional cooperation
THE Japan Convention Bureau and Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) have established their fourth international MICE office, under the care...
Sabre to launch integrated mobile corporate travel solution
SABRE has made public that they are set to launch a new integrated corporate travel product that provides itinerary management, mid-trip policy compliance, and...
Singapore Food Festival a boon for tourism spend
Lim Rui Shan, executive director, Restaurant Association of Singapore
THE 23rd edition of the annual Singapore Food Festival (SFF), organised by the Singapore Tourism Board...
Skal seeks to lure new generation of tourism professionals
Nigel Pilkington, president of Skal International
NIGEL Pilkington, president of Skal International, a professional association of tourism leaders worldwide, has urged his club leaders in...
Accor, FRHI hotels to have common loyalty programme
Michael Issenberg, chairman and COO Accor Asia-Pacific
FOLLOWING the official acquisition of FRHI Hotels & Resorts made known last week, AccorHotels is now working on...
Flight bookings to Istanbul plunge after recent attacks
FOLLOWING the terror attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport last month, flight bookings to the Turkish city dropped dramatically to new lows, according to research...
India’s Maharashtra state gets new tourism minister
Jayjumar Rawal
JAYKUMAR Rawal was sworn in earlier this month as tourism minister, government of Maharashtra.
On July 8, Rawal took oath as a cabinet minister...
















