Strong Australian dollar not a deterrent for Indian visitors
GROWTH in the Indian outbound leisure market to Australia has been good despite the strong Australian dollar, say agents, although incentives may weaken next...
Sichuan partners PATA
CHENGDU Culture & Tourism Development Group (CCTDG) and PATA inked yesterday a memorandum of understanding, committing to strengthen Sichuan’s tourism standards and branding.
Chengdu...
SATTE, ITB ties that bind
EVEN though their ‘co-branding’ arrangement has ended, ITB and SATTE are still “working closely with one another to promote each other’s show”, according to...
Foreign investment returns to Thailand’s hotel scene
TWO SIX Senses Resorts and Spas-branded properties in Hua Hin and Phuket are among seven properties listed for sale, as Thailand is seeing a...
Malaysian lantern festival sets standard for private-public cooperation
THE 1MALAYSIA Tanglung (Lantern) Festival to be held on September 10 in Kuala Lumpur is a fine example of collaboration between the government and...
Bomb blast near PATA Mart
A BOMB exploded at around 10.15 local time today in front of the High Court in New Delhi, about two kilometres from Pragati Maidan,...
India tradeshows hot up
MESSE Berlin is terminating its partnership with SATTE (South Asian Travel & Tourism Event), now that it has been bought by UBM Asia, and...
It’s not goodbye, says PATA mart lady
EFFECTIVE October 1, Sheila Leong, who has been organising the PATA mart and all other PATA events for the past 10 years, will no...
Search over for PATA CEO
THE DAILY understands that a new PATA CEO has been found, a search that has taken a year – probably the longest search for...
Philippines embarks on new European campaign
THE PHILIPPINES’ Department of Tourism (DoT) will introduce its new Lifestyle Philippines campaign at the Otdykh Leisure 2011 in Russia and the International French...
