Yearly Archives: 2019
Birdwatchers flock to Philippines’ Cagayan for grey-faced buzzard
Birdwatching is the new tourism product of Cagayan in northern Philippines, thanks to the interest elicited by grey-faced buzzards that migrate from Japan to...
ILTM grows into title of premier luxury travel show in APAC
Staking its claim as the premier B2B luxury travel event in the region, ILTM Asia Pacific last week returned to Singapore “100 per cent...
Chinese FIT surging despite trade tensions
ForwardKeys’ analysis of Chinese outbound travel in the first four months of this year revealed a 12.7% growth in FIT.
“The growth was extraordinary, given...
Alipay tie-up with Splyt allows Chinese travellers to book rides in-app
Alipay has entered its first deal to integrate mobility solutions, partnering UK mobility startup, Splyt Technologies, to give Chinese travellers in-app access to a...
Sabre and Infini sign new Japan distribution agreement
Infini has been appointed the official distributor of the Sabre Global Distribution System (GDS) in Japan.
The Tokyo-headquartered ticketing and reservation system will now market...
Air New Zealand’s premium economy experience onboard the 787-9
Mimi Hudoyo recently took a premium economy seat on Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, enjoying a pleasant and entertaining journey as she flew from Singapore to Auckland.
For Thailand, promoting emerging destinations could be as simple as ABC
As the number of international tourist arrivals into Thailand surged past 38 million in 2018, the South-east Asian tourism heavyweight is seeing a greater urgency to encourage travellers to visit lesser-known parts in the country to take pressure off travel hotspots and spread tourist revenues to smaller destinations.
Myanmar’s VoA move welcome but not enough, says trade
Myanmar’s travel trade has welcomed a move that will see six longhaul source countries granted visa on arrival (VoA), but claim more needs to...
Hilton unveils two new brands in Thailand
Hilton is launching two new brands, Canopy and Hilton Garden Inn, into the Thai market to capitalise on tourism growth particularly in the lifestyle...
Hospitality training gets Boost in mobile space
Hospitality players now have another solution to address the perennial concern of skilled staffing, as Singapore-based Boost expands its presence in Asia.
Boost provides mobile...
