Spain gets Real for marketing campaign
REAL Madrid are the newest brand ambassadors promoting Spain as a tourist destination in a groundbreaking, sports-focused marketing strategy.
The three-year agreement with the...
IAA to fund fleet expansion with IPO
INDONESIA AirAsia (IAA) plans to expand its fleet with the US$200 million it expects to raise from an IPO in the third or fourth...
Beach resorts get bulk of Thailand’s tourism development budget
THAILAND'S Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MoTS) recently received Cabinet approval for its 6.65 billion baht (US$218 million) tourism development plan from 2012 to...
Bangkok Marriott rebranded as Anantara
MINOR Hotel Group will be rebranding its 413-room Bangkok Marriott Resort and Spa as Anantara Bangkok Riverside in November, growing the brand’s portfolio in...
Finnair’s Singapore route to boost Asia-Europe links
FINNAIR will be the only airline offering a daily service between Singapore and Northern Europe when it launches its Helsinki-Singapore flight on May 30.
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GHA kicks off loyalty programme
GLOBAL Hotel Alliance (GHA) yesterday officially launched GHA Discovery, the first-ever loyalty programme that unites independent luxury hotel brands. GHA is the world's largest...
Major overhaul for Panorama Tours
TIRTA Putra Wisata (Panorama Tours), the outbound extension of Panorama Leisure Group, has undergone major restructuring, with changes to its name, leadership and operations.
The...
MAI flights to capitalise on VOA
MYANMAR Airways International (MAI) launched a twice-weekly Yangon-Siem Reap direct service on February 23, the same day a new visa-on-arrival facility available to its...
Calderwood searches for PATA CEO all over again
A FEW days into his role as interim PATA CEO for six months, Bill Calderwood has started the search all over again for a...
Thailand to discontinue tourist-friendly initiatives
THAILAND will not extend two of the seven tourism stimulus policies it launched in the last two years in a bid to restore travellers'...
