Modest expectations for Thai horticultural expo hotel bookings
HOTELIERS are expecting a more modest Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2011 in Chiang Mai starting in November compared to its debut in 2006, which saw...
International auditor conference goes to Kuala Lumpur
AN ESTIMATED 3,000 delegates from 100 countries are expected to attend the 70th Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) International Conference 2011 at the Kuala...
PATA lines up priorities
PATA's immediate priorities were the focus of debate at yesterday's Industry Council meeting, with several members expressing concern over the re-activation of the grassroots...
China to launch space theme park in Hainan
CHINA is planning to launch a space theme park in Hainan province, as it is clear that ground-based space tourism and not space travel...
Lion Air, IAA open new routes
INDONESIAN budget carriers Lion Air and Indonesia AirAsia (IAA) are expanding their regional and international networks to keep up with growing traffic from the...
MATTA unveils accident insurance tie-up
THE MALAYSIA Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA) launched the MATTA Hajj and Umrah Personal Accident Takaful Scheme on Friday in collaboration with...
Hotels pin MICE hopes on delayed Chiang Mai centre
CHIANG MAI hotels are hoping to get more MICE business with the opening of the city's long-delayed convention and exhibition centre in end-2012.
According...
PATA’s changing times
WELCOME banquets of PATA conferences in the past were events to look forward to. Usually, they were held in venues that were only possible...
Asian NTOs in quandary over Japan
ASIAN NTO chiefs meeting at PATA say they are mulling about what to do with the Japan market, which has been in a serious...
SIA welcomes Finnair competition
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) believes that Finnair’s upcoming launch of direct Helsinki-Singapore services (TTG Asia e-Daily, March 4) at the end of next month will...
