American Airlines files for bankruptcy protection
THE PARENT company of American Airlines Inc. (AA), AMR Corporation, yesterday filed voluntary petitions for bankruptcy protection in the US, citing the need to...
Hilton Worldwide to groom hospitality talent in China
HILTON Worldwide signed an agreement with Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College (LRJJ) in China for a Hilton Class programme that will...
Colombo-Tuticorin passenger ferry service suspended
THE Colombo-Tuticorin passenger ferry service between Sri Lanka and India, started with much promise in June (TTG Asia e-Daily, June 20, 2011), was suspended...
Thai Hotels Association launches promo to stimulate bookings
THE THAI Hotels Association (THA) is collaborating with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to launch a 1+1 tactical to help stimulate bookings from...
Destination NSW to set up shop in Mumbai
DESTINATION New South Wales (NSW) has decided to open an office in Mumbai, in recognition of the importance of the Indian market for the...
Melbourne nets largest medical event in Australia
MELBOURNE has secured the right to host the International AIDS Conference in 2014, which would be the largest-ever medical conference to be held in...
New Lombok airport reels Russians in
LOMBOK is starting to feel the positive impact of the opening of the new Lombok International Airport, with the arrival of the Russian market...
De Jong goes back to youth travel
FORMER PATA CEO, Peter de Jong, is joining Sao Paulo-based Student Travel Bureau (STB) as vice president, business development, operating out of New York...
After the floods, a ‘Beautiful Thailand’ campaign
THE TOURISM Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched the Beautiful Thailand recovery campaign to accelerate efforts to encourage market confidence, as the flood situation...
Air France KLM sees rosy future in Asia-Pacific
AIR FRANCE KLM (AFKL) is poised to increase its capacity to Asia-Pacific in the next five years, as it anticipates the addition of one...
