Thai-Cambodian dispute not affecting flight demand
AIRLINES report a relative status quo for flights between Cambodia and Thailand, despite recent clashes between the two countries over UNESCO World Heritage Site,...
Royal Caribbean readies next generation of ships
ROYAL Caribbean Cruises has signed an agreement with shipyard Meyer Werft to build the first of its new generation of cruise ships.
The order...
Garuda undeterred by rising fuel prices
GARUDA Indonesia, officially listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange last Friday (TTG Asia e-Daily, January 13), is determined to continue its expansion plans, despite...
Malaysia smashes arrivals record
MALAYSIA registered 24.6 million international arrivals and tourism receipts of RM56.5 billion (US$18.5 billion) last year, the highest numbers recorded to-date, surpassing the government's...
Australia still popular with Asians for meetings & incentives
THE STRONG Australian dollar and rising fuel surcharges imposed by carriers such as Malaysian Airlines have not dampened Asian interest for meetings and incentives...
Qatar Airways defends rise of Gulf carriers
QATAR Airways' CEO, Akbar Al Baker, has hit back at comments made by the secretary general of the Association of European Airlines about the...
Chinese to spend more on travel than Hong Kong, Taiwan travellers
TOURISTS from mainland China are expected to spend more on leisure travel this year compared to their counterparts from Hong Kong and Taiwan, according...
Kuoni clarifies Best Tours France status
KUONI Travel Nederland BV has stepped forward to clarify that it did not acquire Best Tours France, adding that the French company is only...
Korea NTO returns to Indonesia, incentivises agents
KOREA Tourism Organization (KTO) is reopening its Jakarta office after closing it down in 1998 due to the Asian financial crisis.
The office, to...
New7Wonders charges Indonesia with misleading the public
FACING the possibility of a lawsuit (TTG Asia e-Daily, February 10, 2011), organiser New7Wonders (N7W) has charged that the Indonesia's Ministry of Culture and...
