Thailand unveils Action Plan 2013
THE TOURISM Authority of Thailand (TAT) has unveiled a series of strategies designed to maintain the country's brand image, marketing profile and visitor arrivals...
Silver Whisper lines up around-the-world cruise for 2013
SILVERSEA Cruises’ Silver Whisper will set sail from Los Angeles on January 5, 2013, embarking on a 115-day cruise that will take the ship...
Chan Brothers adopts Amadeus Mobile Traveller solution
CHAN Brothers Travel Singapore has become the first travel agency in Asia-Pacific to utilise Amadeus Mobile Traveller, an integrated mobile application supporting the pre-trip,...
Air India and Jet Airways slash commissions
AIR India and Jet Airways have slashed travel consultant commissions on domestic and international ticket sales from three to one per cent starting July...
COMO to open inaugural Phuket resort next year
COMO Hotels and Resorts will launch its first-ever resort in Phuket, Point Yamu by COMO, on the island's Yamu peninsula in July 2013, almost...
Red Planet grows Asian portfolio with major investment in Tune Hotels
EYEING a bigger slice of Asia's burgeoning budget accommodation segment (TTG Asia e-Daily, October 14, 2011), Red Planet Hotels has acquired a 16.05-per cent...
Asia the key for Pentahotels’ expansion strategy
PENTAHOTELS is planning to unveil a total of 80 properties worldwide by 2020, with 60 per cent of the openings in Asia and the...
Jetstar’s Darwin-Singapore-Osaka route takes off in November
JETSTAR will start thrice-weekly Darwin-Singapore-Osaka flights from November 1, adding a new international link to its domestic network in Japan.
Building upon the existing Darwin-Singapore...
Cebu Pacific to launch flights from Singapore to Iloilo
CEBU Pacific is set to begin a thrice-weekly direct service from Singapore to Iloilo on November 9.
Dubbed the "Province of Festivals”, Iloilo, which lies...
World Ecotourism Conference 2012 to take place in South Korea
THE WORLD Ecotourism Conference (WEC) 2012, which will be held in South Korea's Gyeonggi province/Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) from September 2 – 5, will see...
