Abacus, GfK link arm on big data analysis
ABACUS has signed an agreement with research company GfK to supply anonymised booking data for the latter's Travelscan report.
Under the agreement, which follows National...
Seoul’s Myeong-dong welcomes first ibis Styles hotel
ACCOR Ambassador Korea has opened its first ibis Styles property in Seoul to meet growing demand from leisure and business travellers.
The group already operates...
Switzerland trains sights on Indonesian FITs, incentives
SWITZERLAND Tourism is aiming to grow the Indonesian FIT market as well as increase the length of stay of incentive groups.
At the Switzerland Travel...
Ascott adds third property in Nusajaya, Iskandar Malaysia
THE Ascott has secured a contract from UMCity Medini Lakeside Development to manage the group's third property in Nusajaya, stepping up its presence in...
PHILTOA adds new elements to 2015 caravan tours
THE Philippine Tour Operators Association (PHILTOA) has unveiled its 2015 lineup ofIslands Philippines Fun Caravans programmes, introducing a new self-drive component for tours in...
NokScoot takes off for Seoul, Nanjing in May
THAILAND-based longhaul LCC NokScoot, a joint venture between Thailand's budget Nok Air and Singapore's no-frills Scoot, will spread its wings to China and South...
Ireland, Britain introduce single visa for India tourists
TO EDUCATE travel consultants about the new British-Irish Visa Scheme (BIVS), Tourism Ireland today kick-started a three-city roadshow with VisitBritain in New Delhi, to...
Royal Brunei Airlines lures Singaporeans with new aircraft
ROYAL Brunei Airlines (RBA) is targeting to court more Singaporeans into Brunei with the deployment of two new Airbus A320 aircraft on the Singapore-Brunei...
Brand USA kicks off training programme for Malaysian trade
THE US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur and Brand USA today launched the Visit USA Malaysia programme to provide the Malaysian trade and travellers support and...
Changi Airport retains title as world’s best airport
THE 2015 World Airport Awards, based on 13 million customer nominations across air travellers of 112 nationalities and including 550 airports worldwide, has for...
