Tasmania gains popularity in China, Hong Kong; enhances marketing in Asia
SINCE establishing a presence in China four years ago, Tourism Tasmania has registered rising arrivals from mainland China and Hong Kong.
Some 9,000 travellers from...
Hilton locks in on Okinawa
HILTON Worldwide has entered a management agreement with Chatan Hotel and Resort Corp, a subsidiary of Orix Real Estate Corp, to manage Hilton Okinawa...
Dragonair spreads its wings to Yangon
HONG KONG-BASED Dragonair will commence a new four-times weekly service to Yangon, Myanmar on January 9 next year – provided the government gives its...
ITB Asia kicks off with Responsible Tourism initiative
ITB ASIA, which opens tomorrow in Singapore, will feature a series of Responsible Tourism programmes in a bid to encourage social responsibility in tourism.
Held...
AirAsia scraps acquisition of Batavia Air
AIRASIA and its Indonesian partner, Fersindo Nusaperkasa, have dropped their plans to acquire Metro Batavia Group (TTG Asia e-Daily, July 26, 2012), which operates...
Yangon to get 1,670 more hotel rooms next year
THE acute shortage of mid-range and high-end accommodation in Yangon should ease when 1,670 new hotel rooms become available next year, according to Myanmar’s...
Tiger Airways rolls out premium product
TIGER Airways today introduced its Tiger Plus premium add-on service for flights departing from Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2, including Mandala Airlines and SEAir,...
JAL begins Helsinki flights next February
JAPAN Airlines (JAL) will launch its inaugural service between Tokyo (Narita) and Helsinki (TTG Asia e-Daily, August 23, 2012) on February 25, 2013.
Operated every...
Brisbane hotels primed to meet event, visitor growth
LEADING Brisbane tourism players are confident that Australia’s third-largest city has sufficient hotel inventory to meet rising inbound and event numbers, including the 7,000...
Five Indian airports granted international status
THE Indian government has granted international status to Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow, Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi, Mangalore Airport,...
