AirAsia gains foothold in Philippines through Zest Airways
PHILIPPINES' AirAsia (PAA) announced yesterday its intentions to acquire 49 per cent of Zest Airways and 100 per cent of Asiawide Airways, which would...
GTA guns for FIT business in Asia
WITH the integration of GTA behind him, GTA's CEO, Rolf Schafroth is now gunning for "substantial" growth. The business, now solely FIT, has better...
New tourism projects in Johor to lure Europeans and Asians
DESTINATION Resorts and Hotels' (DRH) upcoming developments in Nusajaya and Desaru Coast in Malaysia's southern state of Johor are set to appeal to both...
US and Italy ease visa applications for Chinese visitors
THE new streamlined visa application process for Chinese nationals applying to visit the US will help to stimulate more outbound growth from the market,...
India introduces prepaid card for tourists
INDIA unveiled a new Incredible India-Yes Bank Travel Card for inbound travellers at ITB Berlin last week, the first and only card launched in...
Korean Air’s Male-Colombo-Seoul flights lift off
KOREAN Air's flights between Seoul and Colombo, Sri Lanka restarted on Saturday (TTG Asia e-Daily, December 7, 2013) as part of a triangle route...
Japan and Taiwan tempt Singaporeans with budget joint itineraries
JAPAN'S and Taiwan's NTOs are leveraging the services of Scoot and online travel organiser and accommodation hosting site Qiito to offer Singaporeans affordable two-destination...
Langkawi’s charter incentive drives arrivals
MALAYSIA'S Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) is keen to attract more charters to the island, having launched the Langkawi Charter Flight Incentive Programme (LCFIP) early...
Star Alliance loses South American member
BRAZIL'S TAM Airlines will leave Star Alliance to join oneworld, along with its Paraguay subsidiary. Their transition is expected to be completed during 2014's...
Malaysia intensifies efforts to target Europe
WITH the launch of the Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) 2014 campaign in January and growing air links from Kuala Lumpur to major European gateways,...
