Yearly Archives: 2018
Bintan Resorts turns attention to domestic market for growth
Bintan Resorts, which has traditionally relied on Singapore and its hub status for arrivals, is now playing up its beach destinations and ability to...
New Philippines campaign wants travellers to go south
Travel consultants have warmed up to the new marketing campaign for Mindanao – Go South Philippine Islands – targeted at millennials and adventure seekers,...
It’s all about the experience in travel
Mary English, executive vice president for Asia-Pacific at Collinson Group, looks at how travel brands, from airlines to hotels, want to expand beyond their traditional domains and transform into experience platforms in the near future
Rainy season closure for 66 national parks in Thailand
Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has started its annual seasonal closure of 66 out of 147 national parks throughout...
WTTC Global Summit says hola again to Spain in 2019
WTTC Global Summit will take place in Seville, Spain on April 3-4, 2019, returning to Europe for the first time since its 2015 edition...
AccorHotels ties up with Ctrip to better serve Chinese travellers
Ctrip.com International has entered into a MoU with AccorHotels to embark on a deeper cooperation between both companies to "greatly enhance the growing Chinese travellers’...
Airbnb to promote ‘healthy tourism’, enlists Taleb Rifai and David Scowsill...
Airbnb has launched the Office of Healthy Tourism, an initiative to drive local, authentic and sustainable tourism in countries and cities across the globe.
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What’s that smell? It’s Alibaba backing Thailand 4.0 policy, smart tourism...
The Thai government and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba last week entered into a strategic partnership to drive the development of Thailand's digital economy and...
Malaysia still a sought after destination for Indonesian travellers
The demand to visit Malaysia among Indonesian travellers continues to grow despite competition from other regional destinations, driven by what outbound agents say is...
Checking the AI hype against reality in travel
While artificial intelligence (AI) has made headlines in the past year, some members in the travel circle believe that the platform is “overhyped” and...
