Plataran Private Cruises, Indonesia
After an extensive refurbishment, Plataran Private Cruises recently showcased their new boats at a boat show in Labuan Bajo. Mimi Hudoyo briefly sails into...
New small airplane service takes off in Chiang Mai
SMALL airplane operator Budget Lines took off in Chiang Mai earlier this month, offering private air taxi and charter services for tourists and businesses...
Aviareps forms new GSA entity in Malaysia
(From left): Kevin Ong, general manager, Aviareps Malaysia; Wilson Tay, managing director, GATS; Michael Gaebler, chairman and CEO, Aviareps; and Lum Khee Fah, director,...
HRS expands into Australia with Lido Group investment
(From left): Brian Bridgewood, founder of The Lido Group; Tobias Ragge, CEO of HRS; Steve Mackenzie, CEO of The Lido Group
CORPORATE hotel booking platform HRS has...
China outbound show slowest growth since 1997
OUTBOUND traffic from China increased only 2.4 per cent in 1Q2016 (30.2 million) from the same period in 2015 (29.5 million), the lowest growth...
Likely boon coming for Japan’s home sharing sector
THE Japanese government has proposed sweeping changes to laws governing tourist accommodations that has the home sharing sector particularly upbeat.
Deregulation of Japan's hotel sector...
Rich Chinese millennials show spending firepower but Asia stands to lose
RICH Chinese millennials have an average household travel spend of 420,000 yuan (US$65,000) per year and are set to go on more trips in...
Singapore gets its first bungy tower
RENOWNED bungy operator AJ Hackett International has broken ground for the construction of a 50m-tall bungy tower on Sentosa Island, the first of its...
Parkroyal Yangon to groom Myanmar’s hospitality staff
Jean-Marc Poli, general manager, Parkroyal Yangon
PARKROYAL Yangon and the Singapore-Myanmar Vocational Training Institute (SMVTI) have signed a MoU to support the training of Myanmar’s...
Singapore millennials prefer direct flight bookings
MOST millennial travellers in Singapore favour booking flights via airline websites rather than from OTAs and metasearch engines, according to a recent study by...
