Trade lauds AirAsia X’s new KL-Jeddah flights
MALAYSIA's tour operators have welcomed AirAsia X's new Kuala Lumpur-Jeddah service (TTG Asia e-Daily, January 18, 2013), which will ease the sector's year-round seat crunch...
Malaysia relaxes rules on Israel tours
PILGRIMAGE tourists to Israel from Malaysia are expected to more than double this year after the latter's government lifted the quota on numbers going...
Singapore’s high hotel rates scare off longhaul buyers
PRICEY hotel rates in Singapore are leaving longhaul buyers at ATF 2013 less enthused with the city-state, despite the recent emergence of several new...
More Indian travellers opt for offbeat destinations
REPEAT travellers from India are eschewing the usual Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand itineraries in favour of less popular regional destinations, despite limited connectivity.
K Vijay Mohan, director, Visakhapatnam-based...
Ace Altair makes travel easy for tourists with special needs
MALAYSIA-based tour operator, Ace Altair Travels, has extended its range of inbound tour services to include travel products catering to the disabled and the...
FITs drive European traffic into ASEAN
DESPITE the uncertain global economy, business from Europe into the region is still growing, buoyed by FITs and small groups.
Pham Ha, founder & CEO,...
China rolls out initiatives to encourage outbound
THE ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) in Beijing has lined up a series of programmes for 2013 to drive Chinese outbound traffic to South-east Asia.
ACC secretary...
India moves to seal closer ties with ASEAN
ASEAN and dialogue partner India are forging ahead with more tourism exchange initiatives in 2013, as India aims to double the number of inbound...
AirAsia cancels plan for Singapore operation
MALAYSIA-based low-cost carrier (LCC) AirAsia has terminated its plans to set up an airline in Singapore due to high costs and weak market potential,...
Lukewarm reception for Thai-Cambodia visa
THE IMPLICATIONS of the Thailand-Cambodia joint visa, which finally took effect on December 27, 2012, are not as far-reaching as expected, and tour operators...
