Indonesia’s private sector-run promotion board to finally kick off
THE NEW Indonesia Tourism Promotion Board (ITPB), run independently by the private sector, has been formed to support the government’s destination promotion efforts and...
South Korea records strong ASEAN arrival growth
TOURISM cooperation between ASEAN and South Korea took a turn for the better in 2011, with the latter implementing measures that paved the way...
New Thai-Cambodia visa
IN A significant first, Thailand and Cambodia have announced they will issue a single 30-day tourist visa to non-ASEAN visitors from February 1, with...
Malaysia’s year of events
TOURISM Malaysia will focus its global marketing efforts on promoting events and festivals taking place in the country this year, with a first-of-its-kind Malaysia...
More Singapore-Sulawesi traffic on the cards
A NEW initiative to attract inbound traffic from Singapore to Sulawesi is in the making with a plan to sell Manado-Makassar packages riding on...
India, ASEAN join hands for tourism
INDIA and ASEAN member states made history on January 12 by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will lead to cooperation on several...
MAI spreads its wings
MYANMAR Airways International (MAI) is starting a new daily flight in the Bangkok-Singapore-Bangkok sector from February, deploying Airbus A320 with 150 seats and A321...
AirAsia X pull-out draws different views
AIRASIA X’s impending pullout from Europe (London, Paris) and India (Delhi, Mumbai) (TTG Asia e-Daily, January 13, 2012) has drawn a mixed bag of...
Myanmar’s tourism ministry signals change
A FAR-SIGHTED new government in Myanmar has revealed that it is studying the implementation of several tourist-friendly changes in the areas of hotel development,...
NATAS to lead missions
THE NATIONAL Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS) has taken over the lead in giving Singapore a face at some major travel tradeshows this...
