Changi Airport and Jetstar pilot self-service check-ins
CHANGI Airport Group (CAG) has begun trials for its self-service initiative in collaboration with Jetstar Asia, aimed at reducing the airport's manpower requirements and...
Real-time aircraft tracking not on the immediate horizon
CONVERTING all airlines to a global standard of real-time tracking may take up to three years to realise, said an ICAO official, despite Inmarsat...
France strives to become Chinese-friendly
FRENCH tourism stakeholders are rolling out initiatives for the Chinese market given the three-fold increase in arrivals since 2010.
In 2013, France welcomed over 200,000...
Content marketing key for travel businesses leveraging Google
TRAVEL companies must begin to think of themselves as content publishers to survive Google’s landmark shift to a semantic search algorithm.
Speaking yesterday at the...
Adventure Travel Trade Association offers access to research
THE Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) has launched an online store that gives its members and other travel industry organisations access to research papers...
HNA after bigger share of Spain’s NH Hoteles
CHINA'S HNA Group will strengthen its control over NH Hoteles through a 132 million euro (US$179.6 million) agreement to buy over the stake held...
WTTC wants you to tell the world why #TourismMatters
MEMBERS of the tourism industry have been called to pick up their smartphones and change the world's perception of the industry one Instagram video...
Site joins IT&CMA and CTW Asia-Pacific’s line-up of supporting associations
DELEGATES of IT&CMA and CTW Asia-Pacific this year can expect Site as the upcoming show's supporting association providing customised educational content as well as...
Pacific Regency Hotel Group expands Asian footprint
MALAYSIA and the Asia-Pacific can expect four more Pacific Regency Hotel Group (PRHG) properties by end-2014, following the launch of the group’s first Pacific...
Asia World, TravelQuest unveil new tour to chase 2016 solar eclipse
ASIA World Indonesia has exclusively teamed up with US-based TravelQuest International, a specialist tour operator in solar eclipse travel, to organise special tours highlighting...
