New mart on MICE and travel tech
CATPRO Events & Entertainment has launched India Travel & Information Technology Mart (ITITM), a B2B event focusing on MICE and travel technology.
The inaugural...
MASwings turns to international routes
MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS) subsidiary MASwings, which operates to 22 destinations in Sabah and Sarawak, will start targeting transnational routes in a repositioning as a...
Sri Lanka to launch new tourism campaign
SRI LANKA is planning to launch a new tourism campaign to provide more visibility in key source markets.
Sri Lanka Tourism (SLT) chairman, Nalaka...
Gem sales a boon for Nay Pyi Taw’s hotels
ROOM rates in Myanmar's capital shot upwards as hoteliers cashed in on the high turnout at the Jade, Gems and Pearl Special Sales 2011...
Macau wants more Indonesians
THE MACAU Government Tourist Office (MGTO) is targeting 220,000 arrivals from Indonesia by 2012, a 5.7 per cent increase over last year’s 208,000 visitors.
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No Arab tourism turmoil
EXPECTATIONS that turmoil in the Arab world would roil Middle East outbound travel have proven largely unfounded, with opportunities remaining aplenty as the market...
Philippines guns for North Asians, overseas Filipinos
THE PHILIPPINES’ top markets – South Korea, Japan and China – will receive the bulk of this year’s tourism promotional budget of US$10.3 million,...
TTG Asia now in your inbox
TTG ASIA Media will launch Friday the digital version of TTG Asia, Asia's most established and leading travel trade title. This move allows print...
Tiger Australia extends refund offer till August
GROUNDED Tiger Airways Australia, which previously agreed to refund all July tickets while it awaited permission to fly again (TTG Asia e-Daily, July 19),...
Hertz expands Bangladesh network
THE HERTZ Corporation has signed a partnership with Mollah Netcom to operate the Hertz brand in Bangladesh.
The car rental company in January this...
