Myanmar arrivals up by more than a third
MYANMAR’s Ministry of Hotels & Tourism registered 299,529 foreign visitors entering the country through Yangon and various border checkpoints during the first seven months...
AirAsia to mount Kuala Lumpur-Lombok flights
AIRASIA will offer thrice-weekly services between Kuala Lumpur and Lombok, one of the main islands in Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara province, starting October 12.
Available...
Malaysia eyes bigger slice of Indonesian market
ENCOURAGED by positive growth in Indonesia arrivals in recent years, Tourism Malaysia Jakarta (TMJ) has outlined several measures to boost this segment by seven...
Frasers launches hotel brand Capri
SERVICED apartments player Frasers Hospitality has launched a hotel brand, Capri by Fraser, with three hotels to open within the next 12 to 16...
Bangkok sings to its first Tune, Phuket next on radar
THAILAND’S capital saw the opening of its first Tune Hotel yesterday, marking the third outpost in the country for the budget hospitality brand after...
Upgrading works at Jakarta airport begin
JAKARTA’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport has finally kicked-off its expansion project to ease the strain on overcrowding (TTG Asia e-Daily, July 11, 2011).
State-owned airport operator...
Etihad boosts Abu Dhabi-Singapore-Brisbane flights to daily
ETIHAD Airways will ramp up the frequency of its Abu Dhabi-Singapore-Brisbane flights from three times a week to a daily service from February 1,...
Air Mantra takes off in India
AIR Mantra, a new scheduled regional airline funded by India’s Religare Group, commenced its maiden services between Chandigarh and Amritsar on July 23.
Currently operating...
AirAsia Japan ups domestic stakes with triple-pronged flight debut
AIRASIA Japan will introduce daily services from Tokyo (Narita) to Fukuoka, Okinawa (Naha) and Sapporo (Shin Chitose) from August 1, 2012.
The advent of AirAsia...
Tiger Airways posts US$11.2m first quarter loss
TIGER Airways registered a loss after tax of S$14 million (US$11.2 million) for the first quarter of its 2012/2013 financial year, an improvement on...