Philippines boosts marketing in India to reverse fortunes
AFTER witnessing a decline in visitor numbers from India in 2014, the Philippine Department of Tourism (DoT) will step up marketing efforts in the...
Fate of Japan’s Skymark Airlines up in the air as debt...
JAPAN’S third-largest carrier, Skymark Airlines, has filed for court protection from its creditors with estimated liabilities of 71.1 billion yen (US$603 million).
Analysts believe, however,...
Japan lures repeat visitors beyond ‘golden route’
AS Japan attracted a record 13.4 million foreign travellers in 2014, up an impressive 30 per cent from the previous year, return visitors are...
BA’s Malaysia comeback a boost to inbound business
HAVING suspended flights in 2001 as global travel slowed following the 9/11 incident, British Airways (BA) will resume direct daily flights from London to...
Thailand slowly gets back on its feet
THAILAND’S tourism industry is recovering from last year’s political crisis, though the rate of growth is slow and external factors such as the collapse...
Competitive hotel prices make Spain a bargain
THE weak euro and fierce competition may be keeping hoteliers in Spain worried, but the low room rates also make the country an attractive...
Philippines readies to play ATF host next year
GIVEN that 99.2 per cent of total foreign arrivals last year travelled to the Philippines by plane, airlines and infrastructure development are therefore a...
Growing air links pave for more creative ASEAN packages
THE recent addition of new airlines and services into the ASEAN aviation landscape has greatly increased regional connectivity by linking up secondary destinations.
Following the...
Myanmar’s Apex Airlines poised for takeoff in March
MYANMAR’S newest carrier Apex Airlines will begin operations in March, making it the 10thairline to add to the country's small but rapidly growing aviation...
Galaxy Macau doubles in size with two new developments
FOLLOWING a HK$43 billion (US$5.5 billion) investment, Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) will launch two new developments – the expansion of its flagship property Galaxy...
