Passenger traffic takes off again at Changi Airport
AFTER a lacklustre performance last year, Changi Airport is once again logging strong traffic growth with 4.4 million passengers (a 3.9 per cent year-on-year...
Lower arrivals, tourism spend for Singapore in 1H2015
AMID a competitive global landscape, Singapore’s visitor arrivals and spending have declined for the first half of this year, with the leisure segment remaining...
TPConnects launches aggregator platform based on NDC standards
TRAVEL technology provider TPConnects has adopted IATA New Distribution Capability’s (NDC) XML-based data transmission standard into its Travel Aggregator platform, touted to give travel...
Asia’s first SkyTeam airport lounge opens in Hong Kong
A 1,000m² lounge by SkyTeam has been launched at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), marking the fourth SkyTeam-branded lounge in the world after London...
BA scales up Singapore-London A380 flights to daily
FROM November 20, 2015, British Airways will increase the flight frequency on its Singapore-London route from thrice weekly to daily on an Airbus A380...
Phuket’s Indigo Pearl names new GM
INDIGO Pearl has appointed Paul Jordaan as the Phuket luxury resort’s new general manager.
The South African native was most recently the general manager at...
Tourists unperturbed by Maldivian president assassination bid
VISITORS are still flocking to the Maldives a month after the assassination attempt on Maldivian president Abdulla Yameen on September 28, 2015, in which...
Muslim-friendly hotel standard portal goes live
MALAYSIA-based Lagisatu has launched Salam Standard, an online hotel reference tool dedicated to Muslim travellers.
This new product caters to the specific accommodation requirements of...
AirAsia to link Kota Kinabalu, Wuhan with daily flights
AIRASIA is set to operate daily flights from Kota Kinabalu to Wuhan from January 22, 2016.
The new flight is estimated to depart from Kota...
Fez Travel appoints CIT as GSA to penetrate SE Asian market
ESTABLISHED Turkish tour operator Fez Travel is set to make deeper inroads into South-east Asia through its newly appointed Kuala Lumpur-based GSA, Corporate Information...
