Chinese incentives go longhaul as visa regimes slacken
MORE Chinese incentive groups are picking longhaul and exotic destinations thanks to improved air connectivity and more relaxed visa regulations, according to key DMCs...
Cities in China collaborate to spread MICE expertise
WITH more cities in China realising the potential and value of MICE, the Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration (SMTA) is taking the lead in creating...
Sri Lanka invites tenders to develop potential ‘Rio of South Asia’
A BIODIVERSITY-RICH strip of islands in the coastal town of Kalpitiya might be Sri Lanka's next big tourism hotspot, as the government plans to...
Disney pushes off into river cruising territory
ADVENTURES by Disney has teamed up with AmaWaterways to launch river cruising itineraries in Europe for 2016, the first time Disney's group travel arm...
Gloria Hotels & Resorts to add 27 properties in Asia
GLORIA Hotels & Resorts is planning to open a sales and reservations office in Chengdu and beef up its Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing...
Meet Taiwan intensifies MICE campaign in China
TAIWAN'S MICE Promotion Program (Meet Taiwan) will intensify efforts in China this year by venturing into cities eligible for its FIT programme.
Two sales missions...
Berlin dives into the Chinese MICE market
VISITBERLIN Convention Office is striving to turn the growing interest demonstrated by Chinese corporates and MICE players into concrete business at IT&CM China 2015.
Heike...
Swissôtel Merchant Court embarks on facelift
SWISSÔTEL Merchant Court kick-starts an 18-month-long refurbishment today amid a decline in tourist arrivals to Singapore.
Setting the ball rolling will be the upgrading of...
Water wonderful stay at Alba Spa Hotel
ALBA Spa Hotel is the new water-themed boutique hotel that opened in Vietnam's imperial capital of Hue last month.
Owned and operated by Hong Kong-based...
Garuda boosts seat capacity between China and Indonesia
ANTICIPATING potential growth in traffic between Indonesia and China, Garuda Indonesia is adding some 150,000 seats on the route linking both destinations this year.
The...
