2011 Articles Archive

REGISTRATION opened this morning for the first TTG Travel Agent Conference at ITB Asia. As of 14.00 today, 175 agents from the region have...

THE TOURISM Council of Thailand (TCT) has urged the newly-formed government to adopt a pro-tourism policy to achieve its target of 30 million foreign...

AFTER kicking off its recruitment drive last week, the newly-formed Vietnam MICE Club has so far attracted five members, and is hoping to grow...

THE INDONESIAN government will continue promoting Komodo National Park through its Komodo the Real Wonder of the World campaign, after pulling its support for...

STARTING September 15, Malaysia Airports Holdings will increase the international passenger service charge (PSC) to 65 ringgit (US$22), up from 51 ringgit previously. The...

THE MALAYSIAN Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA) is planning to make travel insurance compulsory for all outbound travel and tour packages by...

CHINA’S Jin Jiang hotel chain, a force in the local market but not internationally, has hired former Banyan Tree Group senior vice president and...

KUONI Connect, the unit of Kuoni Destination Management specialising in online distribution, has entered into a distribution agreement with travel technology provider Dolphin Dynamics. ...

THE TRAVEL Corporation has officially launched in Singapore its Inspiring Journeys brand of luxury experiential products based in the Australian outback. Having received encouraging...

GROUP buying websites are gaining popularity in Hong Kong and are beginning to offer travel products, causing some agents to become concerned that these...