South Africa rolls out extensive promotions in the Philippines
EVEN as South Africa mounts its biggest marketing efforts in the Philippines to counter fallout from Ebola, its new regulation requiring visa applicants to...
Outbound religious travel boosted by Turkish Airlines’ Manila connection
TURKISH Airlines is launching a direct flight linking Istanbul with Manila starting March 30, which will likely boost pilgrimage and leisure travel from the...
Koh Samui’s hotels pull through 2014 relatively unscathed: report
KOH Samui's tourism sector has managed to shield itself from the worst effects of 2014, despite year-on-year slides in overall arrivals and hotel performance.
Total...
Families First & Foremost for new hotel brand by golf legend...
A NEW hotel brand, First & Foremost Family Hotels, backed by South African golf legend Ernie Els, has been launched.
An offshoot of First & Foremost Hotels...
UK needs to net more SE Asian tourists: Kuoni
SOUTH-EAST Asia's travel appetite is only getting bigger as its economies boom, and the UK is trailing behind other European destinations in chasing this...
Danang’s 1st helicopter tour service takes off
VIETNAM Helicopter Corporation has launched chopper tours in Danang, and the service is expected to reach full swing in March.
Targeting both the domestic and...
Direct flight grows Israel’s hopes of more Chinese visitors
ISRAEL is courting Chinese visitors more aggressively this year and stands to benefit from Hainan Airlines’ thrice-weekly Beijing-Tel Aviv connection starting in September.
Amir Halevi,...
Korean Air expands China connections with 4 new routes
NATIONAL flag carrier Korean Air is getting serious about its Chinese ambitions with four new services to begin in 1H2015.
On March 30, it will...
Carlson Rezidor eyes opportunity to go it alone in Indonesia
AS PART of its goal of achieving 200 hotels in Asia-Pacific by 2020, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Asia-Pacific is looking at opportunities in Indonesia...
AirAsia Asean Pass goes live
IN ANOTHER instance of the private sector achieving what ASEAN itself has failed to do, AirAsia Group has introduced a new regional travel pass...
