Ascott establishes sales presence in North American market
SINGAPORE-based The Ascott Limited has dipped its toes into North American waters through the sealing of a marketing partnership with AKA, a luxury brand...
Chinese travellers look outwards for New Year holidays
CHINA'S travel-hungry travellers are seizing the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays to take a vacation, and overseas destinations such as Japan, Cambodia and Vietnam...
Asia-Pacific and the Americas most ‘open’ regions for visas
THE World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has voiced hopes that countries across the world will continue working on visa facilitation to ease tourism flows, even...
Hainan Airlines jazzes up US offerings with Chicago flight
HAINAN Airlines will add a new route to the US come September 13, when it launches direct flights to Beijing from Chicago.
The four-weekly service...
Hong Kong readies for cruise boom
CRUISING interest is gathering steam in Hong Kong, with Kai Tak Cruise Terminal’s first berth set to open in June and the recent announcement...
Direct flights from Indonesia to India on the way to getting...
THE absence of direct air connectivity between India and Indonesia may soon become history as the Indonesian government is now working to remove the...
MATTA builds interest for Muslim tours in Japan
JAPAN National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) will sign a MoU in Yokohama tomorrow to promote cooperation...
Le Méridien’s 2013 expansion centres on Asia
LE Méridien Hotels & Resorts is expected to launch nine new hotels over the next 12 months, with the majority located in Asia-Pacific. Two...
New DMO aims to plant central Vietnam on tourism map
HOTELIERS, resort and golf course owners, and travel operators have come together to establish the Central Coast Vietnam Destination Marketing Organisation (DMO), in a...
Amadeus traces big four travel trends: the Me, Red Tape, Leapfrog,...
AMADEUS today released the findings of a commissioned study of travel within the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, highlighting four major travel trends for the period...
