Yearly Archives: 2018
Catalonia – Barcelona is much more. A destination with quality and...
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Catalonia – Barcelona is much more. Fall in love with our land, gastronomy, Mediterranean culture, and rich heritage.
Catalonia is...
‘World’s loneliest airport’ in Sri Lanka gets even lonelier
Sri Lanka's Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), once dubbed “the loneliest airport in the world”, yesterday become even lonelier when the only airline flying...
Cartoon Network theme park coming to Bali
Indonesia will welcome its first internationally branded theme park in 2020, with Turner Asia Pacific having entered a licensing partnership with Indonesian real estate...
Sojern bolsters APAC presence with bigger office, team in Singapore
Travel marketing engine Sojern has announced an expanded presence and hiring plans in Singapore driven by its rapid growth in Asia-Pacific.
Sojern launched its first...
Russia tourism, Europe’s hub airports score this World Cup
For the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia (June 4 – July 15), Forwardkeys is reporting a 50.5% surge in visitors, with an uptick observed even from non-qualifying countries such as Hong Kong (+2.5%).
New marine centre opens on Phi Phi Island
Amid mounting concern surrounding of environmental damage on Thai islands frequented by tourists, Singha Estate in May opened a Marine Discovery Centre at the...
Make a booking, donate to child protection in tourism
For each booking made through the Bedsonline platform today (June 12), the International Labour Organization's World Day Against Child Labour, one euro (US$1.20) will...
Much ado or much abuzz?
Blockchain technology, while still in its infancy, is touted to shake up the travel industry. Yixin Ng takes a look at how travel businesses are using blockchain to resolve the industry’s pain points, and whether this technology is as revolutionary as it’s made out to be
Preferred Hotels & Resorts celebrates Golden Anniversary with alluring travel offers
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Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest independent hotel brand with more than 700 one-of-a-kind member hotels,...
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector in C-suite shake-up
Sri Lanka last week made two significant decisions impacting on its emerging tourism market, appointing a new head to its state tourism promotion agency...
















