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2013 Articles Archive

2013 Articles Archive

Ritz-Carlton launches global kids’ programme for hotels

THE Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company yesterday introduced a children's programme at its worldwide properties, in partnership with Ocean Futures Society. Ritz Kids aims to delight The...

Sri Lanka trade locks horns with IATA over payment cycle

TRAVEL consultants in Sri Lanka are mired in a dispute with IATA over the shortening of credit cycles from the current 10 down to...

Suntec Singapore bags 88 key events for 2014

FIVE months after emerging from a major renovation this year, Suntec Singapore Convention Exhibition Centre has released a sterling line-up of key events for...

Thailand must avoid reaching breaking point: tourism secretary

THAILAND must focus on attracting quality tourists instead of the mass market or risk straining the country's infrastructure to breaking point, said the permanent...

Insight Vacations buries Egyptian tours

LUXURY tour operator Insight Vacations has cancelled all tours to Egypt in the wake of a resurgence of violence and political instability in the...

Asia-Pacific leads growth in international arrivals

THE United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has pegged its full-year projection for growth of international arrivals at four per cent or higher, following...

Princess Cruises to base ship in Singapore from 2014

PRINCESS Cruises will debut a free online training programme in Singapore next month ahead of the company's first homeport season in the city-state in...

Silver lining emerges in India’s zero-commission fight

THE one-day shut down by travel agencies across India early this month in protest against airlines' zero commission policy is yielding small seeds of...

IATA pokes holes in Europe’s revision to passenger rights

THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has expressed "disappointment" over the European Commission's (EC) proposed changes to its passenger rights legislation. Under the proposals put...

Southpoint Pattaya to get serviced residences

KINGDOM Property has sold The Suites Tower, part of its Southpoint Pattaya twin tower project, to a local Thai investor for development into internationally...

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