Suvarnabhumi records fewer arrivals
THAILAND’s main gateway, Suvarnabhumi Airport, has seen a 23 per cent reduction in the number of passenger arrivals, due to the floods.
According to...
Sabre builds app store for travel professionals
US-BASED Sabre Travel Network is building the world's first B2B application store for the travel industry.
The Sabre Red App Centre will be an...
Indonesia plugs international filmmaking potential
INDONESIA is set to host the ASEAN Film Festival in a bid to promote the country as a filmmaking destination, and to heighten international...
Keep Thais afloat by getting facts right, says Heinecke
OVERSEAS tour operators can help keep Thais afloat by getting their facts right before cancelling, according to Bill Heinecke, head honcho of the Minor...
Malaysia gets revamped travel trade academy
THE MALAYSIAN Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA) launched on Friday the MATTA Academy, with the aim of providing skills-based and vocational training...
South Korea launches 2012 Korea Convention Year
TO ACHIEVE its target of establishing the country as one of the top five convention destinations in the world, the South Korean government has...
American Express to roll out advanced corporate travel communications tool
AMERICAN Express Global Business Travel will begin rolling out in the second quarter of 2012 a new web-based tool for companies to maintain enhanced...
Kosmopolito makes a grab for MICE
HONG Kong-listed Kosmopolito Hotels International Limited (KHI) has placed the MICE segment high on its business agenda and strategy, and is making moves to...
New Zealand pulls closer to South-east Asia
TOURISM New Zealand has decided to base its newly appointed regional manager South-east Asia and India in Singapore, in a bid to enhance existing...
Outrigger takes over Phi Phi Island resort
OUTRIGGER Hotels and Resorts will manage the Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort & Spa as its third hotel property in Thailand.
The resort...
