Business travel traffic dulls for Singapore
THE decline in business travel to Singapore last year has dented overall tourism performance for the destination as tourism receipts fell 6.8 per cent...
Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia are top Asian destinations: Pacific World
ACCORDING to the Global Destination Index 2016 compiled by destination and events management company Pacific World, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia are Asia's hottest destinations...
Malaysia first in SEA to host World Cancer Congress
At the WCC 2018 press conference held on February 29 (from left): Clare Ratnasingham, vice president, National Cancer Society Malaysia, Rafidah Aziz, principal patron of...
STB, TTG Asia jointly publish TravelRave 2015 report
DATA and insights gathered during TravelRave 2015, a week-long travel trade showcase spearheaded by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), and comprising events such as...
ZoukOut heads to Boracay in April
NEW owners of Singapore’s homegrown Zouk, Genting Hong Kong, is bringing the nightclub’s iconic EDM dance festival ZoukOut to the Philippines. This is the...
PHM to operate independently-owned hotels
INDONESIA’s PHM Hospitality will be taking over the full management of several financially strained hotels without them having to come under any of its...
Malaysia Airlines embarks on medical tourism initiative
MALAYSIA Airlines has entered into a MoU with Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) to position Malaysia as a premier healthcare destination regionally and globally.
Under...
Koh Samui tourism sees positive growth last year
KOH Samui’s tourism sector has been experiencing steady growth in 2015, with airport passenger arrivals growing by seven per cent to over one million,...
TTS Corporate booking solution completes beta phase
TRAVEL technology company TTS has launched its corporate booking platform, TTS Corporate, allowing agents to sign up and utilise the solution for free on...
Playing tourist close to home
A second look is also what NTOs should give to domestic travellers...Countries with a strong domestic tourism are generally better equipped to withstand fluctuations...
