2014 Articles Archive

INBOUND tour operators in Malaysia are not raising rates substantially for the new contracting period in 2015 despite the recent 10 per cent hike...

AS MYANMAR becomes an increasingly popular tourist destination, river cruises along the Irrawaddy and Chindwin have become a segment to look out for buyers...

NEW DMC A Touch of Asia has started selling customised itineraries to individual and group travellers from Phnom Penh, with a second office in...

FOR a destination that has traditionally been reliant on its immediate neighbours for visitor arrivals, Laos is steadily emerging as a tourism force on...

SRI Lankan authorities will launch a new tourism promotion campaign next month with a little help from TUI. “We are hoping to start a new...

PATA has announced a new TV campaign entitled PATA Loves ASEAN which will be aired in June across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The...

ROSEWOOD Hotels & Resorts has announced the opening of Rosewood Guangzhou in 2017, joining upcoming sister properties in Beijing (summer 2014), Phnom Penh, Phuket,...

UNWTO and IATA have signed an MoU for joint innovation and talent development in the public and private sectors to promote competitive and sustainable...

KARMA Royal Group's holiday ownership brand, Royal Resorts, is being revamped with a new logo. The group’s chairman and CEO, John Spence, said: “The debut...

KAZAKHSTAN is granting the citizens of 10 countries visa-free entry for the period between July 15, 2014 and July 15, 2015. Citizens of the US,...