Myanmar’s fifth airline finally takes off
MYANMAR’S airline industry is set to further heat up with Air KBZ beginning operations on a daily Yangon-Nyaung Oo-Mandalay-Heho-Yangon flight and a daily Yangon-Myeik-Yangon...
Tourists still stranded on Koh Samui
YESTERDAY afternoon’s planned resumption of flight and ferry services to Koh Samui (TTG Asia e-Daily, March 29) were scuppered due to continued inclement weather...
Expedia-AirAsia union gives birth to Asian web booking business
THE REGION'S booming online travel market has pushed Expedia, Inc. and AirAsia to join forces and establish a 50:50 joint venture company, said to...
Thailand should boost cruise infrastructure
THAILAND should capitalise on steady year-on-year growth of inbound cruise visitors to the country and improve its cruise infrastructure to attract even more visitors,...
Best Western expands Indonesian footprint
BEST Western International Indonesia is targeting 16 new hotel openings in the country by end 2012, adding to its current portfolio in Bali, Solo,...
Koh Samui air and sea access to resume
TOURISTS stranded on Koh Samui after bad weather forced the closure of the local airport and suspension of ferry services yesterday are expected to...
Myanmar extends VOA to MAI’s Guangzhou route
MYANMAR has granted visa-on-arrival (VOA) to foreign visitors arriving in Yangon on Myanmar Airways International’s (MAI) twice-weekly direct flights from Guangzhou effective March 21.
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Malaysia promotes cultural links to attract Thais
TOURISM Malaysia’s Phuket office is working with Thailand-based media entertainment company, GMM Grammy, to highlight Peranakan heritage in Penang, Malacca and Phuket to the...
Singapore scores Iranian charter tourists
SINGAPORE-based Discovery Holidays will receive two chartered flights from Iran this month, a first for the agency, which specialises in the Middle East market.
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Best Western enters Cambodia with all-suite Angkor hotel
BEST Western International has opened its first hotel in Cambodia, the BEST WESTERN Suites and Sweet Resort Angkor in Siem Reap.
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