Koh Tao grapples with battered image following tourist deaths
Koh Tao’s destination image has taken a beating after a string of foreign tourist fatalities in recent years raised concerns about safety and security...
Mt Agung warnings yet to alter Bali passenger movements
Ferries and fast boats between Bali and Lombok, as well as airline activity around Bali, are running normally, despite the Indonesia Disaster and Mitigation...
Hotelbeds Group on the prowl for new blood
Hotelbeds Group, which completed its acquisition of GTA on October 4 and Tourico Holidays in June, is on a recruitment drive for Asia, with...
Open Destinations acquires mobile tour itinerary app Tineri
Travel technology provider Open Destinations has acquired a majority stake in Tineri, a Bangkok-based mobile itinerary startup designed for the tour operator market.
The acquisition...
Mass tourism takes toll on Bali’s visitor spend, length of stay
A new C9 Hotelworks and Horwath HTL report on Bali reveals warning signs of a shift to mass market tourism, with arrivals growth accompanied...
Amadeus reports growth in revenue, travel agency bookings
Amadeus recorded €3.69 billion (US$4.27 billion) in revenue in the first three quarters of the year, up 8.9 per cent, with growth seen across...