Japan revives MICE efforts
FEELING the heat from fierce Asian competition for MICE business, Japan is taking this challenge seriously, with plans to renew a focus on the...
Thailand’s MICE industry fights to stay afloat
THE THAILAND Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) is working on a three-stage strategy to battle the impact from the flood crisis, which is expected...
Sriwijaya Air pioneers virtual credit arrangement with travel trade partners
INDONESIA’s Sriwijaya Air and Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) have introduced the Sriwijaya BNI Travelling card, a virtual credit card designed to replace the cash...
Starwood sees return of meetings business to Japan
STARWOOD Asia Pacific Hotels & Resorts has reported that MICE recovery initiatives implemented in Japan since April have netted more than US$6 million in...
Indonesia’s cruise industry makes steady progress
INDONESIA is intent on growing its cruise industry, with a chain of infrastructural and policy developments, particularly in Benoa on Bali, scheduled to take...
Japan targets inbound resurgence
JAPAN, whose inbound tourism took a hit from the March disasters, is intending to launch several new initiatives to bring recovery to visitor numbers,...
Sydney clinches 2,000-pax Indonesia incentive
SYDNEY has clinched a 2,000-pax Indonesian incentive group that was also aggressively wooed by the Australian states of Victoria and Queensland.
The group (name...
South Korea on the way to becoming a cruise hub
AS part of South Korea’s broader tourism strategy, policymakers there are lining up a series of initiatives to bolster the development of the country’s...
Angsana opens flagship resort in Phuket
ANGSANA Laguna Phuket, the newest property within the Laguna Phuket integrated resort, will open on December 1 following an extensive US$30 million refurbishment.
Occupying...
THAI launches two new longhaul routes to Europe
THAI Airways International (THAI) has successfully launched two new longhaul routes in mid-November, as the Thai government confirmed last week that flood threats to...
