Travel consortium in the Philippines targets pink market
THREE travel companies have formed a new consortium, Outings, to offer gay-friendly tours to and from the Philippines that are free of discrimination.
The consortium,...
Jetstar Pacific to fly HCMC-Singapore
VIETNAM-based LCC Jetstar Pacific will launch its first Ho Chi Minh City-Singapore flight on October 27.
Sister airline Jetstar Asia currently operates three daily flights...
Less congestion expected at NAIA as T3 opens fully
MANILA'S Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 will be "fully operational" by July 31, with five international carriers transferring operations to the new...
Cairo-New Delhi flights could be the boost Egypt needs
EGYPTAIR will commence thrice-weekly flights between New Delhi and Cairo in October despite weakened visitorship from India.
This comes on top of an existing four-times-weekly...
Jet Airways will increase international ops as part of turnaround
JET Airways has announced a three-year turnaround plan to return to profitability through fleet consolidation by selling or leasing surplus aircraft, debt restructuring and...
Israel opens alternative airport to commercial flights, US lifts ban
RESPONDING to a ban on commercial airline operations at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport issued earlier this week by the US Federal Aviation...
Over 40 killed in TransAsia plane crash
TRANSASIA Airways flight GE222 crash landed in a residential area near Magong airport on the Penghu island chain in Taiwan yesterday, claiming the lives...
Hotel Clover to open in Singapore’s Bugis shophouses
HOTEL Clover 33 Jalan Sultan will debut in the Singapore market by 3Q2014, offering a total of 88 rooms housed within a row of...
Mixed bag for APAC hotel performance in 1H2014
ASIA-Pacific hotels turned in an uneven report card for the first half of 2014 – occupancy increased marginally, while average daily rate (ADR) and...
Two Indian agency associations tie up to tackle grievances
THE IATA Agents Association of India (IAAI) and Enterprising Travel Agents Association (ETAA) are setting up a joint working committee, which would address issues...
