Worldhotels wants agents to hug and win
HOSPITALITY group Worldhotels is giving away a six-night vacation in Vietnam for two persons, inclusive of airfare and accommodation, for travel agents who take...
Bintan Lagoon Resort invites groups to meet for free
BINTAN Lagoon Resort in Indonesia is dangling a free full-day meeting with coffee breaks and other perks to corporate groups that are staying overnight...
Australian, New Zealand event buyers gain more interest in Asia
ACCESSIBILITY, relative affordability and culture are among the factors driving MICE planners from Australia and New Zealand to choose Asian destinations for their events,...
Macau wants to correct Australian buyers’ destination perception
THE Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) had put forth a strong showing at AIME 2016 earlier this week in Melbourne in an...
Skyscanner earnings up on mobile, B2B growth
Gareth Williams, CEO and co-founder, Skyscanner
TRAVEL search engine Skyscanner has delivered its seventh consecutive year of double-digit growth, largely on the back of mobile...
TAG appoints GM in newly formed Singapore office
Brandon Chan
GLOBAL travel and event management company The Appointment Group (TAG) has named Brandon Chan as the general manager of its newly established Singapore...
Ibibo raises US$250 million from Naspers
Kashyap: Staying in the lead
INDIA’s leading online travel company Ibibo Group is set to receive US$250 million in funding from South African media conglomerate...
Malaysian agents dismayed with hotel licence ban
INDUSTRY players are disagreeable with Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s decision to put a blanket ban on the issuing of new hotel licences, saying they...
Myanmar forbids visitors from Bagan temples
MYANMAR’s Ministry of Culture has banned visitors from ascending Bagan’s temples and pagodas, save for five of the largest ones, namely Pya Thet Gyi,...
Financial aid arrives for Hong Kong tourism
THE Hong Kong government will be allocating a budget of about HK$380 million (US$49 million) to boost dwindling arrival numbers to the autonomous region,...
