Yearly Archives: 2016
TripAdvisor’s airline reviews platform takes off
TRIPADVISOR has launched a new airline reviews platform covering all major global airlines, expanding its massive base of 350 million traveller reviews and opinions.
It...
CWT appoints GM to oversee SEA
CARLSON Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has appointed Sim Kian Peng as its general manager, South-east Asia.
Based in Singapore, Sim is part of CWT's leadership team...
A whole sale of the market
The wholesale accommodation market is ripe for another round of consolidation. Raini Hamdi, Paige Lee Pei Qi, S Puvaneswary and Mimi Hudoyo explain why
The...
Cybercrime has its eyes on the hotel industry
David Topolewski, CEO of Qooco, which provides mobile language learning and vocational training solutions for the hospitality and service industries, shares the importance of...
Not just a surfer’s paradise
Major malls in the Gold Coast are undergoing extensive renovations to show tourists that the destination offers more than just the sun, sand and...
Photo of the Day: Sabre Travel Network marks a year of...
Sabre Travel Network's senior vice president for Asia-Pacific Roshan Mendis (centre), together with staff at its Singapore regional headquarters, celebrated the one year anniversary...
Air China flies to San Jose from Shanghai
AIR China will begin thrice-weekly flights between Shanghai and San Jose from September 1, 2016 to become the first Chinese carrier to operate this...
SriLankan Airlines axes flights to Paris, Frankfurt
IN A reversal of an earlier decision to continue flights to Paris and Frankfurt, SriLankan Airlines has announced plans to suspend both sectors this...
Seoul, Singapore join hands for tourism memorandum
(From left) Park Won-soon, mayor of Seoul; Lynette Pang, assistant chief executive, marketing, STB; Kim Eui Seung, director-general, Tourism & Sports Bureau, SMG; Low Yen...
Asian stopover tourists wanted for Finland
Snowmobiling in Finland
VISIT Finland is stepping up its attention on North Asia to offset the significant decrease in Russian visitors, traditionally a key market,...
















