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Yearly Archives: 2019

Focus on tourist spend as Indonesia struggles with arrivals targets

Reporting by Mimi Hudoyo and Tiara Maharani After a series of natural disasters last year put a spanner in the works of Indonesia achieving its...

Breaking down the travel trends between baby boomers, millennials: TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor has released its annual TripBarometer study, revealing a significant gap in spending habits between older and younger generations, as well as how travellers...

Singapore, South Korea take second place in Henley Passport Index

Japan tops the world's most powerful passport list in the latest Henley Passport Index, while South Korea is now tied with Singapore in second...

2018 marred by fatal accidents but air travel still ‘extraordinarily safe’:...

Air travel is "extraordinarily safe" despite the fatal accidents that took place last year, said the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) while reflecting...

Sri Lanka tourism on rebound as political crisis tapers

Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is starting to recover from the recent political crisis, which resulted in dampened inbound arrivals for the traditional peak season. The...

Aviation roundup: Bangkok Airways, SilkAir and more

Here's our weekly roundup of new air routes and other airline updates.

China development head named for Rosewood Hotel Group

Franck Huang has been appointed head of development, China for Rosewood Hotel Group, which currently operates 14 hotels spanning its trio of brands –...

HK seeks answer to visitor surge, capacity strains arising from mega...

With mainland Chinese arrivals into Hong Kong spiking since the inauguration of the Hongkong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) in October 2018, the ability of service providers...

New government ushers in fatter promotion budget for Maldives tourism

The Maldives' new administration is aiming to take promotion of tourism, the country’s main foreign exchange earner and chief employer, to the next level...

IATA tests new direct debit payment method

The first IATA Pay ticket purchase transaction has been completed in a live test environment. The live test conducted with UK-based fintech company ipagoo was...