Padang rebuilds tourism
WEST Sumatra's government is laying out the groundwork for more tourist arrivals by developing attractions and events, in a bid to make tourism a...
Cebu forges ahead with ecotourism conference
NOT even a 7.2-magnitude earthquake can stand in the way of Cebu hosting the United Nations World Tourism Organization's (UNWTO) 5th World Ecotourism Conference...
Nari disrupts travel in Hoi An, Danang, Hue
CENTRAL Vietnam was whipped by a second typhoon in less than a month last week as Typhoon Nari passed through, forcing the airport and...
Sheraton unveils all-villa property in Hua Hin
STARWOOD Hotels & Resorts has launched Sheraton Hua Hin Pranburi Villas, located in Prachuap Khirikhan province.
The 55-villa property is owned by Bangkok-based property development...
Strong line-up of speakers at second NATAS Travel Conference
OPPORTUNITIES in Challenging Times will be the central theme of this year's NATAS Travel Conference, with Banyan Tree Holdings' executive chairman, Ho Kwon Ping,...
Taiwan flexes muscle for more Asian FITs
ROBUST growth in the number of FIT travellers visiting Taiwan has prompted sellers at the Taipei International Travel Fair (ITF) to refine their products.
In...
Silver tsunami underserved in Taiwan
THE senior traveller stood out as a hot topic at this year's Taipei International Travel Fair (ITF) forum, with delegates at this year's ITF...
US shutdown racked up US$2.2 billion loss in travel spend
THE US Travel Association today welcomed the end of the US' fiscal impasse which had led to an estimated loss of US$152 million per...
ITF carves out more space for hungry exhibitors
TAIWAN Visitors Association today launches the biggest edition of Taipei International Travel Fair (ITF) with 1,350 booths, record 280,000 attendees expected, and a slew...
Travellers wary after Yangon bomb blast
TRAVELLERS and trade players are on a heightened state of alert in Myanmar in the wake of multiple bomb blasts throughout the country in...
