APAC carriers review cockpit regulations
AIRLINES in the Asia-Pacific region are mulling a change in rules that would require a second crew member to be present in the cockpit...
India lures young Indonesians with festival campaign
THE Indian Embassy in Indonesia is working hard to increase Indonesian arrivals, especially the youths, through the Festival of India in Indonesia campaign that...
Nepalese conglomerate deepens hospitality roots with India’s Concept
NEPAL'S multi-industrial, transnational CG Corp Global last week inked a strategic deal with Concept Hospitality, owner of the Fern brand in India.
Through the partnership,...
Proposed levies for funding HKIA’s 3rd runway provoke trade ire
HONG KONG trade players are objecting to levies that the Airport Authority (AA) is proposing to impose on passengers and airlines, saying that the...
Add value, or be phased out: TAAI
DIFFERENTIATION through value-adds is the key for travel consultants to staying relevant and unscathed by competition from OTAs and product owners who sell direct...
Third Melia property in Vietnam to debut on Phu Quoc
MELIÁ Hotels International is planting its flag on the up-and-coming holiday destinations of Phu Quoc in Vietnam, where it will open a Sol House...
HK Express expands into Huangshan
THE scenic Huangshan is HK Express' next landing pad as the LCC grows its network in China.
The twice-weekly service begins on March 29 and...
New routes, foreign airlines touch down in the Philippines
ACCESSIBILITY to the Philippines, a longstanding challenge for tourism, is improving markedly owing to the unprecedented increase in foreign ailrines flying into the country...
Brisbane joins Asia-Pacific’s IR scene
IT'S game on in Australia where the city of Brisbane wants to attract Asia-Pacific's gamblers with a 'Singapore-style' integrated resort.
Singapore’s The Straits Times reported...
MG Group gets serious about bedbank business in rebranding exercise
INDONESIA's MG Group has split its online hotel wholesale and inbound travel division in a restructuring and rebranding exercise, it announced today during the...
