Sri Lanka to introduce new visa scheme
SRI LANKAN travel agents have expressed reservations about the country’s planned switch to an online visa scheme, a change from present practice where visitors,...
Malacca travel trade decries heritage tax
THE MALACCA state government’s plan to impose a five per cent heritage fee on hotel guests from September 1 has drawn flak from the...
Thailand set to host mega MICE event
THAILAND’s largest MICE event of the year, the Herbalife Asia Pacific Extravaganza 2011, to be held at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Center...
Philippines establishes Middle East office
THE PHILIPPINE Department of Tourism (DOT) strengthened its presence in the Middle East by opening a marketing office there two weeks ago. DOT will...
Air Berlin to boost winter services to Thailand
AIR BERLIN will increase direct services between Germany and Thailand this coming winter, from nine to 12 flights weekly.
The airline will introduce a...
Best Western enters Kyoto
BEST WESTERN International has launched the BEST WESTERN Hotel Kyoto, the chain’s 15th hotel in Japan and first in Kyoto.
The 84-room hotel is...
TTG Travel Agent Conference to debut in October
TTG Asia Media, the most established travel trade publishing house in the region, will launch a regional travel agent conference at ITB Asia this...
NATAS and Temasek Polytechnic forge partnership
THE NATIONAL Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS) and Temasek Polytechnic School of Business have announced that they are teaming up to attract the...
Report: Bangkok luxury hotels face price war
BANGKOK’s luxury hotels have been seeing signs of recovery in the first three months of the year after a problematic 2010. But growing supply...
Tourism Australia woos Indonesia
TOURISM Australia (TA) will start consumer marketing in Indonesia, as getting a visa is no longer an issue and distribution channels are in place.
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