THA apprehensive about proposed wage increase
THE THAI Hotels Association (THA) has raised concerns that the planned increase in the minimum wage of the Pheu Thai-led government-in-waiting will pressure local...
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...
Erawan ditches Six Senses for Starwood in Phuket
THE ERAWAN Group has ditched Six Senses Resorts & Spas for Starwood Hotels & Resorts, rebranding its resort on Naka Island in Phuket to...
Bankrupt Best Tours forces agents to re-strategise
THE DEMISE of Best Tours in Belgium late last month is forcing smaller Belgian tour operators to relook their strategies in anticipation of the...
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...
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...
Change anticipated at Accor as new CEO settles in
CHANGE is anticipated at Accor as former president of McDonald's Europe, Denis Hennequin, settles in as chairman and CEO.
One of his first moves...
Best Tours leaves a trail of debts
BANKRUPT Best Tours left in its wake a trail of outstanding debts, with interviews by TTG Asia e-Daily showing its key Asian markets such...
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...
Malacca-Bandung charter flights to kick off
NEW aviation company Heritage Air (Melaka) plans to commence thrice-weekly regular charter services between Malacca and Bandung, Indonesia by the end of the first...
