Koryo Tours launches North Korean railway tour package
Credit: Koryo Tours
BEIJING-BASED Koryo Tours has opened the North Korean tourism market another fraction with the introduction of the first railway journey to traverse...
Macau eases transit visas for mainland Chinese
MACAU has relaxed entry regulations for transit visitors from mainland China, allowing them to stay up to seven days.
Effective since July 1, mainland passport...
Peninsula Yangon, London in design phase
THE Peninsula Hotels’ two new projects in Yangon and London are in the design phase, with the former expected to open in three years...
Singapore-Australia currency parity leads to stronger demand for Down Under
ENCOURAGED by a weakening Australian dollar, more Singaporeans have made Australia their go-to destination in recent months.
Some of Singapore’s biggest outbound specialists have reported...
Revenue up for Skyscanner, thanks to new search products, trade service
GLOBAL search engine Skyscanner’s move to expand its business into the hotel and car hire search space and launch of a travel industry intelligence...
International tourism up 4% in early 2015: UNWTO
WITH international tourism demand enjoying strong growth between January and April this year, arrivals for the May-August period are expected to remain bullish, according...
Indonesian air access smothered as Mount Raung eruption persists
INCREASING volcanic activity on Indonesia's Mount Raung has forced five airports in Indonesia to shut, while airlines have been urged to fly higher or...
No clear sense other airlines will charge middleman fee
IATA said the industry will have to wait-and-see if the Lufthansa Group (LHG)’s move to impose a surcharge on all bookings made through intermediaries,...
Positive airline sentiments clouded by Greece, China
ONGOING developments in Greece and fluctuations in the Chinese stock market may derail the airline industry’s performance for 2015, with IATA director-general and CEO,...
Singapore Cruise Centre training its sights on winning over boutique vessels
SINGAPORE Cruise Centre (SCC) is looking to attract more boutique cruise ships to call at the HarbourFront Terminal in the face of competition from...
