Yearly Archives: 2018
G Adventures introduces Ripple Score to assess value of tours to...
Adventure tour operator G Adventures has unveiled its new Ripple Score – an evaluation score for its trips which indicate what percentage of a...
Pan Pacific ties up with Singapore startup for digital transformation
Pan Pacific Hotels Group (PPHG) and energy startup EverComm Singapore have kicked off their inaugural collaboration to enable digital-ready hotels across the former's global...
TAT restructures deputy governor roles
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has restructured some of its deputy governor positions effective from 1 October, 2018.
Chattan Kunjara Na Ayudhya, deputy governor for...
Accor extends e-boutique platform to APAC loyalty programme members
The La Collection by Le Club AccorHotels e-boutique platform, already available in France and Australia, has been extended to loyalty members in Asia-Pacific.
Loyalty members...
Ming Foong now heads Travelport’s Asia business
Travel commerce platform Travelport has appointed Ming Foong as regional managing director of Asia.
Diethelm acquires and merges with Thailand’s Travel Center Asia
Diethelm Travel Group has acquired leading Thailand-based DMC, Travel Center Asia (TCA), to strengthen its in-destination operations and regional DMC ambitions.
Beyond trekking, Nepal seeks new frontiers to woo visitors in 2020...
The Himalayan nation of Nepal, home to eight of the 10 tallest mountains in the world, has its sights set on attracting two million...
Abu Dhabi’s medical tourism push poses competition to SE Asia
Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture & Tourism (DCT) is stepping up efforts to position itself as a destination for medical tourism, posing potential competition...
Singapore’s dining scene in spotlight with STB-50 Best partnership
The company behind widely recognised rankings such as Asia's 50 Best Bars has entered into a three-year (2019-2021), "multi-faceted" deal with the Singapore Tourism...
ICA trials electronic arrival card for foreign visitors to Singapore
Singapore's Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) is trialling an electronic arrival card for foreign visitors to the country, a system that will eventually replace...
