TCEB intensifies courtship of mega-size events
THE Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has unveiled its strategic direction for 2016, highlighting key strategies to attract more large-scale meetings and incentives...
Sea World expands MICE offering with new Plaza
SEA WORLD on Australia’s Gold Coast is gearing up for the launch of its new Plaza venue this August, just over a year on...
ACTE names Jill Jefferis as director of global engagement
THE Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) has appointed Jill Jefferis as director of global engagement. She will be succeeding Amber Kelleher, who is...
SilverNeedle sees opportunity for smaller hotel brands
WITH hospitality giants consolidating and adding more properties to their already-sizeable repertoire, Anand Nadathur, CEO of SilverNeedle Hospitality, sees an opportunity for his relatively...
Jubilation as agent becomes next Philippine tourism chief
Wanda Tulfo Teo
A TRAVEL agent will helm Philippine tourism beginning next month, a move enthusiastically welcomed by those in the trade.
Replacing tourism secretary Ramon...
Overheard: The downside of Airbnb rentals on tour operations
Pattaya, Thailand
WHILE the overwhelming success of the sharing economy has roiled the hotel industry the world over, tour operators are not spared some of...
Arrivals into Hong Kong down 10.9 per cent in Q1
Hong Kong International Airport
WHILE Asia-Pacific recorded overall growth in inbound travel in 1Q2016, international visitor arrivals into Hong Kong plummeted after the city saw...
King Power chairman takes stake in Thai AirAsia
(From left to right) Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, CEO of King Power Group; Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, King Power Group’s chairman; Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO of Thai AirAsia; and...
Garuda’s Medan-Singapore route harks new growth plan
INDONESIA’s national carrier has re-launched daily flights between Medan and Singapore yesterday, signalling plans for the airline to embark on a new expansion trajectory.
Garuda’s...
The quest for high-yield clientele
While TAT says it wants to focus on quality, a planned, coordinated approach is needed. By Raini Hamdi
With slower growth from Europe due to...
