Philippines moves on from fiasco
THE PHILIPPINES is reverting to tried-and-tested slogans such as WOW Philippines as it develops a new brand campaign for 2011 and beyond after the...
Europe finds itself squeezed out of Bali
EUROPEAN buyers decry being squeezed out of Bali, which is expecting another spurt of growth in the Australian market this year.
A UK buyer has...
Bankrupt Best Tours forces agents to re-strategise
THE DEMISE of Best Tours in Belgium late last month is forcing smaller Belgian tour operators to relook their strategies in anticipation of the...
ASEAN bursts into travel
ASEAN outbound tour operators are expecting double-digit growths in business this year, thanks to a stronger regional economy and more intra-regional flights.
Shroff International Travel...
India travel industry gets new ministers
SUBODH Kant Sahay, formerly Minister for Food Processing Industries, has replaced Kumari Selja as India's Minister for Tourism, in the country's union ministry reshuffle...
Culinary tours are steaming hot
DORISON Travel Singapore is seeing good response for culinary tours to South-east Asia which it launched last April.
Managing director Jimmy Sim said most of...
Cruise ports make waves
THE NEW Asia Cruise Terminal Association aims to grow its ASEAN membership, which now comprises only Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam.
The association was initiated...
Rate recovery still dicey for Thai hotels
THAI hotels are advised to continue with tacticals this year and maintain rates for the next contracting season, with buyers citing a weak economy...
Airline invests as Myanmar changes
MYANMAR Airways International (MAI) has outlined a four-year expansion in light of political changes in the country, which it expects will result in tourism...
Air France’s resumption a huge fillip for Cambodia
AIR France will resume flights from Paris to Phnom Penh on March 27 after a 35-year hiatus, marking the first longhaul service connecting Europe...
