Asia remains hot for Indian outbound
INDIA'S outbound market will continue on its expansion trajectory in 2012, but there are signs of fragility that could hurt longhaul destinations and benefit...
Resorts World Sentosa to unveil newest luxury stay options
RESORTS World Sentosa (RWS) will open the doors to two new luxury properties on February 16—the 172-key Equarius Hotel and 22 exclusive Beach Villas.
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Mövenpick’s boutique Phuket resort lucks out on high-end MICE
MÖVENPICK Resort Bangtao Beach Phuket, a 40-key suite and penthouse boutique resort that opened in Q2 2011 targeting the leisure segment, is pulling in...
Argentina sets out to woo Indian tourists
ARGENTINA is making moves to court the Indian outbound market, with the Argentinean National Institute of Tourism Promotion planning to participate at all major...
Travel Corp looks east for growth
THE TRAVEL Corporation has kicked off its five-year Look East For Growth strategy that aims to tap into Asia’s burgeoning outbound boom to grow...
SilkAir-Bangkok Airways codeshare to enhance multi-destination travels
CODESHARE arrangements between SilkAir and Bangkok Airways on selected flights between Singapore, Koh Samui, Phuket and Chiang Mai will come online tomorrow, allowing travellers...
AirAsia introduces Kuala Lumpur-Semarang flights
AIRASIA has launched daily services between Kuala Lumpur and Semarang, the capital of Central Java, bringing 160 passengers on its maiden flight on February...
Creative Travel opens in Nepal
LEADING Indian DMC Creative Travel will launch its third venture outside of India on February 20, going into a 50:50 ownership model with Nepalese...
New flights to open up Indian market for Phuket
THAI operators are looking to tap soon-to-be-launched direct flights from New Delhi and Mumbai to Phuket, which has been less popular than Pattaya among...
Philippines sets aside funds for infrastructure, promotions
A SIGNIFICANT portion of the Philippines’ 2012 infrastructure budget of PHP 182.2 billion (US$4.28 billion) has been earmarked for the development of airports, roads,...
