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Asia/Singapore Thursday, 1st January 2026
2011 Articles Archive

2011 Articles Archive

Buyers concerned over Seoul’s rising hotel rates

THE RISING hotel rates in Seoul, due to inadequate supply of business hotels, is making buyers edgy about selling the destination. Some buyers at...

Incheon targets international medical events

THE INCHEON Convention Visitor's Bureau kicked off a campaign earlier this year to lure more international medical events to the city, and is offering...

Riau Islands to issue shorter visas for less

ALL international arrivals to Batam, Bintan, Karimun and Tanjung Pinang from tomorrow will be able to avail of a seven-day visa-on-arrival (VOA) for a...

THAI to launch Phuket-Copenhagen flights

THAI Airways International (THAI) will start a direct, thrice-weekly Phuket-Copenhagen service from November 11. This comes shortly after the Thai national carrier unveiled Brussels...

SIA expands fleet with A330s

SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) is growing its fleet by leasing 15 new Airbus A330 aircraft, to be delivered between 2013 and 2015. The aircraft will...

Virgin swaps MAS for SIA

VIRGIN Australia will be dissolving ties with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) as it seeks regulatory approval for its recently forged alliance with Singapore Airlines (SIA)...

Hackles raised over Malacca’s Hard Rock Café

CONCERNS have been raised over Malacca’s status as a heritage destination, with its latest tourism offering, a Hard Rock Café, set to open in...

Geneva’s Le Richemond joins Dorchester Collection

LE RICHEMOND hotel in Geneva will join Dorchester Collection’s growing portfolio of luxury hotels from August 1. Set on the banks of Lake Geneva,...

Travelport woos agents with new hotel booking engine

TRAVEL buyers will have a new hotel booking platform to shop on when Travelport Rooms and More rolls out progressively in markets worldwide from...

Korea MICE show opens in Seoul

THE KOREA MICE Expo (KME) opens today at Coex Convention and Exhibiton Centre, with some 205 domestic and 100 international buyers, and 175 South...