Asia needs better informed medical travel facilitators
SEVEN of the top 10 hospitals on the 2013 World's Best Hospitals for Medical Tourists list are in Asia, offering opportunities for the travel...
Indonesia has to boost hotel supply by 50 per cent
INDONESIA will need 800 new hotels or 100,000 more rooms within the next decade in order to keep pace with the projected growth of...
Lagoi Bay to wrap up phase one this year
SLATED for completion in 2014/2015, recreational facilities at the 1,300-hectare Lagoi Bay will be ready in full force by end-2013.
They include a beach village...
3rd Planet taps mobile market with travel app
MEDIA company 3rd Planet is set to roll out a new application that allows tablet users to explore international attractions in 3D for better...
Far East Hospitality launches heritage festival
FAR East Hospitality will host its first heritage festival later this year, allowing foreign travellers to gain a deeper understanding of Singapore's culture when...
Saudi Arabia leads Middle East travel searches
TRAVELLERS from Saudi Arabia now form the largest user base of metasearch engine Wego out of all the Gulf states, with trending overseas destinations...
SIA ramps up Indonesian connections
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) is adding a new Surabaya service to its network and will increase the frequencies of outbound flights to Bali and Jakarta.
From...
Book-now-and-pay-later model most popular with online shoppers
ASIAROOMS.COM'S survey on online accommodation bookings has found that travellers prefer to pay for their rooms upon checkout rather than at the point of...
Malaysia sticks with old favourites for Indian market
WITH over 70 per cent of Indian arrivals still first-time tourists to Malaysia, the country's NTO will continue to push traditional destinations.
Tourism Malaysia’s director...
India’s travel consultants shut in action against airlines
TRAVEL agencies across India are banding together to close for business today in protest against a cut in commissions.
According to Jay Bhatia, chairman –...






