Yearly Archives: 2018
Another strong quake jolts Lombok
Lombok was yesterday rocked by a series of earthquakes, the fourth major one in three weeks.
The first measured 6.3 on the Richter scale shortly...
Diethelm nabs trade veteran as UK sales rep
Diethelm Travel Group has appointed industry expert David Carlaw as its UK sales representative.
The trade veteran has been in the travel industry for more...
Trump’s trade war with China hits US tourism
US president Donald Trump’s tit-for-tat trade war with China appears to have caused a significant slump in Chinese visitors to the US that could...
TAT ramps up campaign against waste with tourism players
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched an initiative with stakeholders to cut down tourism-related waste by "up to 50 per cent" by 2020.
It...
Taiwanese hotel drops Marriott over China naming row
Marriott International, which previously suffered backlash in China for listing Chinese territories as countries, is now finding itself on the wrong side of a...
Waterfront ambitions on the rise
Hong Kong’s harbourfront is undergoing a facelift, bringing new ‘mini destinations’ to the city and injecting a new vibrancy and character to the tourism scene through events and festivals, reports Prudence Lui.
Inaugural Experiential Marketing Summit co-locates with Singapore Gifts Show
TTG Events has partnered the Marketing Institute of Singapore (MIS) to launch the first EMS Experiential Marketing Summit (EMS), taking place in conjunction with...
Ayana Komodo Resort hires cruise director, ops manager
Ayana Hotels has appointed Thomas Demesmaker and Ricardo Ferreira as cruise director and operational manager respectively at the 205-room Ayana Komodo Resort, opening on...
Singapore agencies in digital overhaul, powered by transformation programme
Four travel agencies in Singapore are making strides in their digital transformation journeys, following the conclusion of an accelerator programme that developed and tailored technology...
Alibaba pumps US$5m into Taiwan instant booking app FunNow
FunNow, an instant booking app for activities in Taiwan, has raised US$5 million in a Series A funding round led by Alibaba Entrepreneur Fund,...
















