Tourism New Zealand to shut Thailand outpost
AS part of consolidation efforts in South-east Asia by Tourism New Zealand (TNZ), the national tourism promotion agency has decided to close its Thailand...
Tepid increase expected for 2017 travel prices
TRAVEL prices are predicted to inflate only marginally next year as geopolitical and economic uncertainty weigh in.
Latest research by the Global Business Travel Association...
Tourism bodies expect Thailand to recover from bombings quickly
A Thai soldier on duty following the bomb blasts. Credit: Facebook/สามล้อกู้ภัย บรรเทาศูนย์สอง
THE United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Travel & Tourism Council...
Businesses in Cambodia unaccepting of Chinese yuan
FEARS that the acceptance of Chinese yuan in Cambodia may fuel the circulation of fake currency have been raised by tourism-related businesses.
The country’s Ministry...
Visitors stranded as China convenience visa policy abruptly ends
The Gongbei Port of entry. The city of Zhuhai in Guangdong is a major border crossing between Macau and China
VISITORS from Thailand, Malaysia and...
Not business as usual
To effectively grow Maharashtra as a leisure tourist destination and spur business travellers to stay longer, more efforts should be made to court new...
Jumeirah appoints regional VP, GM in China
DUBAI-BASED Jumeirah Group has appointed Graham Kiy as regional vice president, Greater China and general manager of Jumeirah Nanjing.
The British national moves into his...
Radisson Blu Resort Hua Hin gets opening GM
HOTEL veteran Preet Inder Singh has taken the helm at the soon-to-open Radisson Blu Resort Hua Hin.
Prior to this, he was already general manager...
Marco Polo promotes Christoph Hoeflich to GM
HONG Kong-based Marco Polo hotels has promoted Christoph Hoeflich to the post of general manager at Marco Polo Shenzhen.
Hoeflich was most recently the hotel...
GSS most attractive to travellers from Japan, China
JAPAN and China holds the potential to be the strongest source market for Singapore during the Great Singapore Sale (GSS) period, which comes to...
