Focus on technology, enhanced buyer-seller matching at ITB China
With the proliferation of trade shows targeting China's massive outbound travel market, ITB China knows it has to offer a more compelling value proposition...
Japan goes for the kill with ninja tourism
Ninja experts, tourism business and travel agents in Japan have launched the government-backed Ninja Nippon Project to attract visitors to Japanese cities with ninja...
Finnair pilots NDC tech with Skyscanner to boost online bookings
Finnair has joined forces with Amadeus and Skycanner to launch a new Application Programming Interface (API) based on IATA's NDC (New Distribution Capability) XML...
Malaysia scraps visa-free entry for North Koreans
North Koreas visiting Malaysia will no longer enjoy visa-free entry from March 6, as diplomatic relations between the two countries deteriorate following the assassination...
An Alila no more, Soori Bali goes independent
Renowned architect Soo K Chan of Singapore-based SCDA Architects has relaunched his beachfront resort, Soori Bali, under a new and independent lifestyle brand.
Previously an...
New hotel openings: February 27 – March 3, 2017
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Parasol Blanc
Recently opened in the UNESCO-listed town of Luang Prabang in Laos is the 30-key Parasol...
A rewarding evening for agents at Legoland Malaysia
Legoland Malaysia Resort last month hosted its Fifth Anniversary Appreciation & Awards Night for agents, partners and media guests, which saw Singapore's WTS Travel...
[SPONSORED POST] Welcome to Lausanne and Montreux Riviera, Lake Geneva Region
There’s no end to the delights of the spectacular Swiss Riviera at Lake Geneva Region. This region stands for its picture-postcard...
Fallouts from frozen relations
With Taiwan's tourism suffering from plummeting Chinese arrivals, the government has thrown a lifeline to affected businesses.
Taiwan was seeing steadily surging arrivals from China...
Bangladesh’s one million dream: a vision impossible?
Bangladesh dreams of one million arrivals by 2018. It needs all the willpower.
The travel and tourism industry of Bangladesh is trying hard to bounce...
