South America attracts Asian interest
SOUTH American destinations are seeing efforts to tap Asians pay off, even though accessibility remains an issue.
Peru Export and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru), for...
Meta-search sites muscle in on OTAs, traditional players
META-search sites are muscling in on OTAs and other traditional players, and pundits expect the disruption in travel distribution to continue with the end...
Dynasty is TTG’s Innovator
DYNASTY Travel Singapore yesterday scooped up TTG Asia’s inaugural Innovator Award for its efforts in driving staff mobility and efficiency with a new iPad...
Industry starts to smash legacy ways to attract, retain Millennials
LEGACY human resource practices of hotel and tourism companies are starting to unwind, as findings show most Millennials in the industry are unlikely to...
STB arms stakeholders with know-how for experiential events
SINGAPORE is kicking off a series of seminars and interactive masterclasses for MICE industry stakeholders from early next year, aimed at arming them with...
Europe has Singaporeans going for the rail thing
RAIL tours in Europe are becoming popular with Singaporean travellers, according to Singapore-based Deks Air Travel & Tours, GSA for DB Bahn, Germany's national...
Brand USA to roll out agency training programme in South-east Asia
BRAND USA will intensify its focus on South-east Asian markets next year, with a new travel agency training platform being the linchpin of its...
BA kicks off A380 service to Singapore with Gwyneth Paltrow
HOLLYWOOD celebrity Gwyneth Paltrow lent star power earlier this week to the launch of British Airways' thrice-weekly Airbus A380 service from Heathrow to Singapore,...
Starwood to add Phuket resort in 2018
STARWOOD Hotels has added Sheraton Phuket Kalim Beach Resort to its list of properties in Thailand, scheduled for opening in early 2018.
The 230-key resort...
Czech Republic promotes to Philippines, eyes resident South Koreans
THE Czech Tourism Board (CTB) early this week delivered its first presentation to Philippine outbound operators in the hopes of drumming up initial business...
