KLM hikes Singapore-Bali flights to daily
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will offer additional flights from Singapore to Denpasar starting March 26, boosting frequency on the route from five-weekly to daily.
The...
Charterhouse Causeway Bay joins Great Hotels portfolio
THE CHARTERHOUSE Causeway Bay has joined Great Hotels of the World as the only member of its classic collection in Hong Kong.
“In less than...
MATTA makes outbound travel insurance mandatory
TRAVEL insurance will become compulsory for all outbound tour packages sold by members of the Malaysian Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA), starting...
Indonesian carriers flex their muscle
INDONESIAN carriers are putting on a show of might at the ongoing Singapore Airshow 2012, and are splashing the cash on a range of...
Starwood to open Luxury Collection hotel in Shanghai
TWELVE at Hengshan, branded under the Luxury Collection by Starwood Hotels and Resorts banner, will open in August in the heart of Shanghai’s former...
Maldives tourism hit by negative reports
MALDIVES authorites have pleaded with foreign media outlets to be more objective when reporting about the political crisis in the country, saying it was...
Hong Kong retains positive tourism outlook
DESPITE the grim economic outlook in certain source markets, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is targeting 44.2 million visitors this year, a 5.5...
Tokyo, Sendai to co-host WTTC Global Summit
THE ANNUAL World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit will proceed in Japan this April as planned, with part of the programme hosted...
Malaysia achieves high-end target, arrivals stagnate
MALAYSIA generated RM58.3 billion (US$19.5 billion) in tourism revenue in 2011, a three-per cent increase over the RM56.5 billion earned the year before. The...
Travel experts report mixed performance at pre-NATAS fairs
DESPITE mainstream media reports that sales were mostly brisk during this year’s series of pre-NATAS consumer travel fairs, several travel company spokespersons whom TTG...
