Singapore cruise numbers sink in 2010
CRUISE passenger throughput for Singapore in 2010 dipped 11.4 per cent from the year before to 1.01 million, while ship calls to the country...
Aqueen eager to work with travel agents
HOMEGROWN economy hotel chain Aqueen Hotels, started by local property development company Crescendas Group in 2009, is looking to increase its collaboration with travel...
VisitBritain all charged up with biggest-ever marketing plan
VISITBRITAIN is an NTO to watch this year as it goes about a new directive to ensure anticipated media hype over a string of...
Pathfinders to expand in Asia-Pacific
BANGKOK-based Pathfinders Travel plans to open more offices in Asia-Pacific to capture the growing India outbound traffic to the region.
Pathfinders managing director Ashley Monteiro...
Seven Seas to embark on first South-east and South Asia voyage
REGENT Seven Seas Cruises’ 700-guest luxury vessel, Seven Seas Voyager, will make her maiden journey to South-east Asia and South Asia on March 7.
The...
Kuching airport reopens after runway incident
THE KUCHING International Airport (KIA) reopened at 9pm yesterday, after a runway incident Monday night involving an AirAsia aircraft shut down services to and...
Religious travel exhibition to debut in Jakarta
THE INAUGURAL Indonesian Pilgrimage Travel Fair will be held in Jakarta next week to provide a forum for religion-based travel services, local religious communities...
Industry veteran’s memoirs to be released
VETERAN tourism industry player Lim Ba Bin’s autobiography is due out this September, with the book to be produced by inbound tour company Tour...
COMO to open Phuket resort
SINGAPORE-based COMO Hotels and Resorts will develop and manage a new property on the Yamu peninsula of Phuket, scheduled to open in September 2012.
The...
Good 2010 for Myanmar
MYANMAR tourism rebounded in 2010 after three consecutive lacklustre years, with Myanmar Marketing Committee vice chairman Phyoe Wai Yar Zar describing the year as...
