Tourism Australia to open Indonesian office, roll out second version of...
TOURISM Australia will up the ante in Indonesia by establishing a physical presence in the market by year-end and by spending significantly more money...
Further offensive launched for Chinese visitors
AUSTRALIA'S China 2020 Strategic Plan is already yielding results, and the country will build on this by introducing a number of new initiatives in...
Voyager of the Seas makes maiden call at Hong Kong
ROYAL Caribbean International's (RCI) 3,840-pax Voyager of the Seas, the largest-ever cruise ship to be based in Asia, made her inaugural call at Hong...
Banyan Tree’s Laguna Lang Co resort to debut this November
THE BANYAN Tree Group is set to open the Laguna Lăng Cô integrated resort in Vietnam on November 1, 2012.
Situated within Lăng Cô Bay...
South-east Asian groups languish for Australia
THE TRADITIONAL group market from South-east Asia into Australia is being assaulted on all fronts, thanks to a number of reasons such as the...
Western Australia goes on drive to solve room and access issues
FACED with a severe room crunch, Western Australia is taking steps to add hotel capacity in the capital city of Perth, while also working...
Shangri-La unveils Garden Wing after US$52m overhaul
SHANGRI-LA Hotel Singapore has reopened its Garden Wing after an eight-month US$52-million makeover.
Nestled amid six hectares of tropical greenery, all 158 Garden Wing rooms...
Changi Airport T1 to get capacity boost
CHANGI International Airport's Terminal 1 will undergo an additional round of upgrades, just as the paint begins to dry on its four-year US$390m revamp.
According...
Qantas adopts ‘pick and stick’ strategy
AUSTRALIA’s flag carrier announced yesterday more services on its Sydney-Dallas (Fort Worth) and Perth-Melbourne routes, but remained tight-lipped about any further route cuts or...
AirAsia ponders travel agent tie-ups in emerging markets
AIRASIA is looking at ways of tweaking its highly successful B2C model and is considering engaging travel consultants as part of its distribution network...
