BHA reacts to critical TIME article
THE RECENT TIME magazine article, “Holiday in hell: Bali's ongoing woes”, which criticised environment-related issues on the island, has struck a chord with the...
Hoteliers mixed on new programme to woo back expert Malaysians
THE MALAYSIAN government yesterday announced new incentives to entice its professional citizens working abroad to come home, with its Returning Experts Programme.
Among the perks...
Inaugural CTE programme in China sees 23 participants
TWENTY-THREE participants comprised the first batch in China of the internationally recognised Corporate Travel Expert (CTE) certification course, organised by the Global Business Travel...
New MICE centre for Chiang Mai
KHUM PHAYA Resort and Spa owner, Watchara Tantranont, is developing a new convention and exhibition centre in Chiang Mai slated to open in December,...
Non-elitist MakeMyTrip ropes in 7,000 travel agents
INDIA's runaway success OTA, MakeMyTrip, has so far roped in about 7,000 travel agents to its MakeMyTrip for travel agents online B2B module launched...
Malaysia to bid for PATA Annual Conference 2012
PATA will again stage its annual conference in 2012, and already one country has expressed interest in hosting the event, which returned this month...
Proof of the pudding is in execution, say PATA Life Members
PATA Life Members said that the association's new Future Strategic Focus (see related story) is ambitious, and that proof of the pudding will be...
Beijing to buddy world cities for lessons in development, promotion
BEIJING is on a new journey to be a “global metropolitan city” and will set up offices in world cities like New York, Paris...
PATA to make two new hires as it confronts tasks ahead
PATA will be hiring a regional director Asia, and a director marketing membership. The hires for the newly-created positions will have their jobs cut...
Panorama tours seeks to jumpstart interest in Japan outbound
PANORAMA Tours recently launched its Let's Help Japan package, even using a “100% safe” label in their ads, to help build outbound traffic confidence...
