Yearly Archives: 2018
Towards European comeback
Malaysia inches closer to restoring its European markets, with partnerships to gain visibility with the continent’s travel buyers lined up and longer-term plans to rebuild connectivity.
Grand ambitions on the plate
Macau is eager to milk its UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy status, but to succeed as a foodie haven it has to look beyond prestige and consider the survival of small food businesses.
The value of feedback
Alex Tan, vice-president sales & operations Asia-Pacific of TrustYou, stresses why customer feedback is important to a hotel, and offers ideas on how to motivate guests to give them
Dull Golden Week for Thai tourism in shadow of Phuket tragedy
Thailand will miss its Chinese arrival target during the Golden Week holiday, with travel confidence from the China market still not restored three months...
Weaker rupee will affect Indian outbound, but may boost SE Asia’s...
While the Indian outbound sector is likely to see the impacts of a weaker rupee for the upcoming holiday season, agents are expecting demand...
China now a key driver of tourism investment in Indonesia
Chinese tourism investment in Indonesia has surged in recent years, totalling US$333.4 million last year, second only to investment from Singapore.
Speaking at the opening...
Best Western unveils two new boutique brands
Best Western Hotels & Resorts is introducing a pair of boutique franchise brands, Sadie Hotel and Aiden Hotel, in the upscale and upper midscale...
SIA inks new three-year deal with Tourism Australia
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Tourism Australia have signed a three-year strategic marketing deal worth A$11 million (US$8 million) as both parties reaffirm their commercial...
China, US, India top tourism powerhouses: WTTC
China, the US and India took the top three spots in the WTTC's new Power Ranking, released ahead of World Tourism Day celebrations.
The three...
Vertical Line’s travel agent licence revoked
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) yesterday revoked the travel agent licence of Vertical Line (travel agent licence number 01656), in accordance with the Travel Agents Act (Chapter 334).
















