Kashgar reaches out to international tourism
LOCATED at the crossroads of the ancient Silk Road, the city of Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of mainland China is looking...
Venetian Macao axes Zaia show
ZAIA, a Cirque du Soleil stage production based at The Venetian Macao, will bid farewell to audiences on Feb 19, after completing just 3.5...
Costa Cruises holds steady in Asia-Pacific waters
NO changes are on the horizon for Costa Cruises’ plans in Asia-Pacific despite the Costa Concordia tragedy in January.
In an emailed statement to TTG Asia...
US suitor for Six Senses
SPECULATION is rife that Sonu Shivdasani, CEO and chairman of Six Senses BVI, is close to signing a deal with an American company, which...
Best Western grows footprint in Bangkok, Manila
BEST Western International is continuing its rapid expansion in South-east Asia with the addition of two new properties in Thailand and the Philippines.
The Best...
Eurozone still provides rich pickings for Indonesia’s Pacto
THE EUROZONE crisis is not all bad news for Asian tour operators, at least not for Indonesia’s Pacto, which has managed to secure two...
Myanmar to introduce e-visas in March
MYANMAR’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism is pushing for a significant liberalisation of the country’s visa regulations, and is planning to introduce an electronic...
Khun Malai the ‘father’ of Skal Thailand passes away
KHUN Malai Sakolviphak, a former Skal International (SI) Thailand president, SI Bangkok president and SI Thailand councillor, has passed away.
Robert 'Bob' Lee, the immediate...
Indian inbound yet to match expectations
DESPITE setting a target of 10 million international arrivals by 2015, India’s inbound market has so far failed to live up to expectations.
The country...
India’s travel trade pin hopes on umbrella body
THE FEDERATION of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) has been formed to unite India's travel associations on a national level, giving the...
