Yearly Archives: 2019
Slowing tourism growth, rise of Indian market on Phuket’s horizons: C9
C9 Hotelworks is forecasting a slowdown in the double-digit growth rates Phuket has witnessed in recent years, and India's rising importance against China as...
Hyatt confirms dual openings in Vietnam
Hyatt has announced the opening of two new hotels in Vietnam in 2022 – the Park Hyatt Phu Quoc and the country's first Hyatt...
Expedia adds tools to help bring hotels in secondary Thai cities...
Expedia Group has launched two new features on its partner-facing portal to ease the digital transition for new hotel partners in Thailand who may...
Dream Cruises launches one-day itinerary between Guangzhou and Hong Kong
Dream Cruises is rolling out a one-day cruise linking Guangzhou and Hong Kong onboard the World Dream.
The One Day Greater Bay Cruise will depart...
Travel and tourism players display solidarity following Christchurch attacks
Travel and tourism players are showing solidarity in light of the unfortunate attacks at two Christchurch mosques last Friday.
Air New Zealand has capped one-way...
Lombok earthquake triggers deadly landslide
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck East Lombok yesterday has triggered a landslide in the island's north, claiming the lives of at least two tourists...
Philippines mulls cruise tourism development plan amid Boracay concerns
The Philippines may have to revisit its cruise tourism development plan amid the ongoing overtourism challenge in Boracay, as the destination looks at reducing...
Similan Islands gets green light to limit daily visitor numbers
Thailand's Similan Islands National Park, a popular diving and snorkelling spot in the Andaman Sea, has been given the green light by the Supreme...
Sri Lanka and Maldives: an Indian Ocean pairing that works well...
With Sri Lanka and the Maldives in close proximity to each other, just 50 minutes apart by flight time, tour operators are now seeing...
Garuda’s new Nagoya service likely to benefit corporate over leisure segment
Indonesia's outbound agents are hopeful that Garuda Indonesia's new four-times weekly direct service between Jakarta and Nagoya – launching on March 23 – will...
