Sri Lanka to hold ground-breaking Chinese mass wedding
In an effort to position Sri Lanka as a wedding destination, local authorities are preparing to hitch 75 to 100 couples from China saying...
Tohoku increases efforts to woo Muslim visitors
To promote tourism to Tohoku, a region of Japan’s Honshu Island, Japan's Reconstruction Agency has launched a Muslim-friendly Tohoku campaign.
The campaign is aimed at...
IATA says infrastructure should be priority in Philippines, not taxes and...
IATA has called on the Philippine government to tackle the more pressing issue of airport infrastructure, and abandon proposals to increase aviation taxes in...
Dream on
Dream Cruises’ inaugural vessel, Genting Dream, said it is the first mega luxury cruise ship to homeport exclusively in Singapore. This marks the first...
Nicholas Emery promoted to MD of Regent Beijing
Regent Hotels Group has promoted Nicholas Emery from general manager to managing director at Regent Beijing. He first joined Regent Beijing as general manager...
Yunnan cleans up its act
While an ongoing tourism industry clean-up in Yunnan has presented difficulties to tourism players used to the old ways of conducting business, they are...
Langkawi heightens courtship of European travellers
Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) is stepping up efforts to grow arrivals from Europe, which had earlier been hit by Malaysia Airlines' suspension of most...
Malaysia proffers more lesser-known destinations to Chinese visitors
Encouraged by improved air links between Malaysia and China, Tourism Malaysia is stepping up efforts to tap tourist traffic from second- and third-tier Chinese...
PayPal launches travel cancellation protection in S’pore
PayPal has partnered with Aon Singapore to offer free travel cancellation protection service to its Singapore users, its first in Asia-Pacific.
In cases when users...
Indonesia moves to dispel fears of Mt Agung
Following reports on Mt Agung eruption warnings, the Republic of Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism is stepping up to address “misinformation” that has dented tourism...
