Convenience store chain encroaches on travel agent turf
TAIWAN’S second largest convenience store chain, Family Mart, is planning to process applications for Taiwanese nationals travelling to China at its 2,800 retail outlets...
Thailand’s conventions scene looking positive
THAILAND has secured the rights to host 26 international conventions up until 2016, with about 30,000 delegates due to attend. The wins were generated...
Asian Overland to host Langkawi music festival
ASIAN Overland Services (AOS) Tours & Travel and travel trade partners will host the inaugural One Earth Music Festival at Frangipani Langkawi Resort &...
Lao Airlines expands fleet
LAO Airlines has signed a contract with Airbus for the purchase of two new A320 aircraft, to be delivered in October and November. The...
Ritz-Carlton to open hotels in Wuhan, Dalian
THE RITZ-Carlton Hotel Company has signed an agreement with the Shanghai Greenland Group for the development of two new Ritz-Carlton hotels in Wuhan and...
Indonesia’s TransNusa gets its wings
TRANSNUSA Aviation Mandiri has received an air operator’s certificate, transforming the chartered airline management company into a scheduled domestic airline operator.
TransNusa, founded in...
Indian domestic tourism gets a boost
THE FEDERATION of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) is looking to hold an annual Great Domestic Tourism Bazaar (GDTB) in New Delhi,...
Hilton Kuching ready by end-2011
HILTON Kuching in Sarawak is scheduled to complete its RM20-million (US$7 million) upgrading programme, started in November 2010, by year-end.
Renovation work will be...
Centara upgrades travel trade portal
CENTARA Hotels & Resorts has revamped the website used exclusively by its trade partners.
Senior vice president - sales and marketing for Centara Hotels...
Agent conference moves to bigger venue
DUE to overwhelming response, the first TTG Travel Agent Conference at ITB Asia is moving to Ballroom 2 at Suntec Singapore, from Ballroom 1...
