Yearly Archives: 2020
Singapore to provide AR training, data transformation benchmarks for tourism players
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) will roll out three programmes by end-2020 to give local tourism businesses a boost in their data transformation journeys,...
APAC at forefront of tourism recovery
As countries cautiously restart their tourism engines and airplanes return to the skies, Asia-Pacific is set to be the first region in the world...
HKTB aims to spur local spending with free tours
Residents in Hong Kong are eligible to join a free local tour by spending at least HK$800 (US$103) at brick-and-mortar retail and dining outlets...
ForwardKeys taps OAG to track airline capacity changes
Travel analytics firm ForwardKeys has enhanced its flight data capabilities through a new long-term partnership with global flight information provider OAG.
Under the agreement, OAG...
New hotels: Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, Mercure Kyoto Station, and more
TTG Asia's weekly roundup of new hotel openings and announcements.
Asian airlines enjoy runway success with new, creative ventures
As the fate of international tourism worldwide remains up in the air, Asian airlines have been spreading their wings into new revenue sources in a desperate bid to stay afloat.
Cathay Pacific shuts regional airline, axes 8,500 jobs
Cathay Pacific will cease the operations of its regional subsidiary Cathay Dragon after three decades with immediate effect, as part of a wider restructuring...
OTAs capture ripe demand as travel returns
More consumers are gravitating towards OTAs as contactless transactions and information transparency race to the fore of the Covid-19 world, edging businesses towards the...
PATA overhauls its corporate governance
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has made significant changes to the design of its organisational governance at the recent Board Meeting and Annual...
Discova takes educational travel online
Destination specialist Discova has launched a range of Virtual Educational Travel programmes to allow schools to proceed with their experiential and overseas exchanges during...
