Yearly Archives: 2018
GM named for Asia’s first BW Signature Collection
Best Western Hotels & Resorts has appointed David Calvet as general manager of Tawaravadee Resort, BW Signature Collection by Best Western, in Thailand’s Prachinburi...
Langkawi Development Authority chief ending tenure on a high note
Azizan Noordin will step down as CEO of Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) on November 30, with industry members of the opinion that the Malaysian...
Small towns to crown Taiwan’s tourism campaign in 2019
After a year of promoting Taiwan’s islands under the Bay Tourism theme, the Taiwan Tourism Bureau (TTB) has announced that small towns will be...
Lonely pyramids no more
As Egypt’s tourism sector picks up in the wake of recent revolutions, inbound players are reaching out to Asia in hopes that tourism arrivals...
UNWTO in tourism partnership with Pokemon Go creators
UNWTO has partnered Niantic – the real-world games developer that created Pokemon Go and Ingress Prime – to enhance global tourism through mobile augmented...
Cambodia romances Chinese tourists with US$2m movie
A film aimed at luring more Chinese tourists to Cambodia could attract more high-spending visitors from China and plant the South-east Asian country as...
Tourism, aviation ties enhanced with Indian president’s first Vietnam visit
On a three-day visit to Vietnam, Indian president Ram Nath Kovind identified tourism and civil aviation as sectors that the two countries can build...
Aviation roundup: Vietjet, Air Canada, NokScoot and more
Here's our weekly roundup of new air routes and other aviation updates.
ASEANTA Awards for Excellence nominations now open
The ASEAN Tourism Association (ASEANTA) is inviting travel and tourism industry members to submit their nominations for its annual awards.
There is no limit to...
New Indonesia country manager for Air France KLM
Air France KLM has appointed Wouter Gregorowitsch as country manager for Indonesia.
Based in Jakarta, Gregorowitsch will oversee commercial sales throughout the country, strengthen Air...
