Philippines to act on access and infrastructure
THE PHILIPPINES' new action-oriented, five-year National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP), focusing on access and infrastructure (TTG Asia e-Daily, January 21), will be submitted to...
NATAS CEO: High-yield chase might be short-sighted
SINGAPORE’S focus on attracting high-yield visitors (TTG Asia e-Daily, March 22) might actually restrain tourism performance in the long term.
In an interview with...
Korea MICE show to welcome over 3,000 meetings professionals
THE KOREA MICE Expo (KME) 2011 will see 180 exhibitors, 300 international and domestic buyers and over 3,000 meetings industry professionals converge at the...
Zest Air launches new routes to China
PHILIPPINE budget carrier Zest Air is capitalising on two of the country's top beach destinations, adding two new routes to China starting end of...
Sri Lankan military lends might to tourism efforts
SINCE helping end the civil war in 2009, Sri Lanka's military has taken on an active role in the country's tourism industry, in addition...
The Philippines and Malaysia expand air rights agreement
THE PHILIPPINES' air panel, headed by its Civic Aeronautics Board (CAB), has increased seat entitlements between the country and Malaysia for the Manila-Kuala Lumpur...
Best Western opens second property in Manila
BEST Western International has opened its second hotel in the Philippine capital, Best Western Antel Spa Suites.
The newly-built property is situated in the...
India travellers zoom in on Thailand
DEMAND for Thailand from the burgeoning India outbound market is set to grow even further this year, according to some Indian buyers at the...
Thailand a priority for STA Travel
STUDENT- and youth-focused travel agency STA Travel is beefing up its offerings for Thailand, citing a strong growth in business to the destination.
According...
Sri Lanka’s JKH pushes Chaaya brand
JOHN Keells Holdings (JKH), Sri Lanka’s largest hotel operator, is looking to plug its Chaaya brand, with several rebrandings of the group’s properties in...
