Asia keeps faith in German market despite booking shortfalls
Bailey: Shift to online?
ASIAN players are hopeful of a strong German market this year despite summer bookings at travel agencies in Germany in January...
Mactan-Cebu airport plans to capture more markets
MACTAN-CEBU International Airport (MCIA) is rapidly increasing the number of flights into Cebu, and is currently in talks with Jetstar and Turkish Airlines to...
Khiri Group rebrands as Yaana Ventures
Willem Neimeijer, founder, Khiri Group
THAILAND-BASED Khiri Group is rebranding itself as Yaana Ventures as it moves to expand its other businesses while Khiri Travel retains...
New brand, growth plan for BCEC as it hits 20 years
BRISBANE Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a brand rejuvenation and a strategic plan for growth.
BCEC general manager, Bob...
Starwood to reward sustainable meetings adopters
STARWOOD Asia Pacific Hotels & Resorts has rolled out a new meeting offer which dispenses 2,000 bonus Starpoints to meeting organisers who book its...
Perth Convention Bureau gets funding support from opposition party
WESTERN Australian Labor Party (WA Labor) will invest A$5 million (US$3.7 million) per annum in the Perth Convention Bureau (PCB) to boost the hospitality...
Treatments on the fly in Asia
TTG Asia examines the state of health and medical tourism in four thriving markets in South-east Asia
THE PHILIPPINES
What started out as wellness tourism –...
Belitung’s new shine
A successful novel turned movie has provided the impetus for a small island to step out of its tin-mining past and discover the other...
A budding region
The new crop of travel trade shows in northern Thailand gives second-tier destinations like Chiang Mai a chance to shine.
With international arrivals reaching just...
Thousands arrive in Indonesia to witness solar eclipse
TOURISTS, researchers and observers from around the world have begun arriving in Indonesia, fully equipped and ready to witness the total solar eclipse, visible...
