NBTA relaunches as Global Business Travel Association and enhances offerings
THE FORMER National Business Travel Association (NBTA) rolled out last Thursday its new name and logo, even as it announced impending changes to its...
AOS grows wellness chain
ASIAN Overland Tourism and Hospitality Group is making further inroads into the wellness segment, with the opening of its first Anti-Oxidant Centre outside of...
Indonesia agents lick wounds from Mandala, AdamAir lessons
WITH little hope of retrieving members’ deposits from bankrupt Mandala Airlines following the carrier’s failure to get debtors to back its debt restructuring programme...
IAA to fund fleet expansion with IPO
INDONESIA AirAsia (IAA) plans to expand its fleet with the US$200 million it expects to raise from an IPO in the third or fourth...
Disaster puts lid on new travel to Japan
WHILE agents at the MATTA and Mayflower travel fairs in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend (TTG Asia e-Daily, March 2) reported zero new bookings...
BTC seeks signatures for APD hike protest
THE BUSINESS Travel Coalition (BTC) is lobbying TMCs and corporate travel managers to help fight further increases in the UK's Air Passenger Duty (APD)...
Rail Europe opens Asian flagship store in Hong Kong
RAIL Europe has opened its Asian flagship retail outlet in Hong Kong in partnership with Sincerity Travel, a leading local agent for train travel...
Go Vacation Thailand streamlines systems
GO VACATION Thailand, based in Bangkok, has chosen Dubai-based Illusions Online to be its one-stop travel technology solutions provider, replacing its four in-house software...
Accident, delays have agents dodging China’s bullet trains
LOCAL travel agents are now advising clients to fly or take regular trains, especially on the Beijing-Shanghai route, after a high-speed train accident on...
Homestay booking websites encroach on online distribution pie
COMPETITION in the Asia-Pacific online distribution arena is heating up, with homestay booking websites like Wimdu launching operations in the region.
Italy-based Wimdu, which...
