Malaysian homestay reservation portal goes live
MALAYSIA Homestay Cooperative and Malaysia Homestay Association have jointly launched an online portal, MalaysiaHomestays.com, which allows individual and group travellers to book and receive...
“Wonderful Indonesia” needs wonderful infrastructure, says trade
INDONESIA’s new brand campaign Wonderful Indonesia, launched January 1 (TTG Asia e-Daily, January 4), is catchy and faithfully describes what Indonesia has to offer,...
Radisson Bangkok to build on rapport with agents
THE NEWLY-opened Radisson Suites Bangkok Sukhumvit is looking to strengthen relationships with travel agents to gain a firm foothold in the market.
General manager Mark...
Vietnam Air gains traction to be big ASEAN carrier
VIETNAM Airlines (VNA) is pressing ahead with plans – launched last year – to become the second largest airline in South-east Asia by 2020.
VNA...
New rail links for South Korean capital
TWO new high-speed services have been added to Seoul’s rail network, with the first a direct rail link between Incheon International Airport and downtown...
Royal Carribean Cruise hit by stomach flu outbreak
A ROYAL Caribbean cruise was forced to return to port in Tampa, Florida last Saturday after 150 passengers and crew suffered a stomach illness.
The...
Veteran hotelier passes away
VETERAN hotelier Bobby Toh succumbed to cancer on January 7 at the Singapore General Hospital.
Toh’s career in the hospitality industry spanned more than three...
Manado begins planning for ATF 2012
THE CITY of Manado in North Sulawesi is gearing up for its hosting of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) in January 2012 with the...
Hong Thai ups youth, FIT and online offerings
HONG Thai Travel Services will target young travellers, promote more FIT products and shorthaul destinations as well as start to sell packages on its...
Finnair continues Asian expansion with daily service to Delhi
FINNAIR launched yesterday a daily service to Delhi, having already increased frequencies at the end of 2010 to Asian destinations such as Osaka, Nagoya...
