Hacking incident at WWPKG shocks Hong Kong trade
Shockwaves are still reverberating across the Hong Kong travel industry over the hacking of WWPKG’s (Package Tours Hong Kong) customer database on November 6,...
West Java tourism moves promotion office to Singapore from Kuala Lumpur
The West Java Tourism Promotion Board has opened a representative office in Singapore in a bid to attract more arrivals to Bandung and surrounding...
UK tourism expected to hold up despite Brexit, terror concerns
While uncertainty around Brexit and the impact of terrorism is expected to put pressure on London’s tourism sector in 2017, WTTC data suggests that...
Chinese appliance giant forays into hotel business
China’s leading electrical appliance retail giant, GOME, has ventured into the hotel business and appointed InterContinental Hotels Group to manage its first hotel in...
Airbnb pledges US$2 million for sustainable projects in APAC
Airbnb announced at the APEC CEO Summit in Danang yesterday that it would invest US$2 million until 2020 to promote and support innovative tourism...
Radisson Blu confirms first Maldives location
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is scheduled to launch the Maldives’ first Radisson Blu resort in 1Q2019, after recently signing a management agreement with Singapore-incorporated...
Khiri wants to avoid overtourism with new series tours
Khiri Travel has announced its Asia Creative Series – eight new travel routes in South-east Asia with an emphasis on people and locations that...
New hotels: Yogyakarta Marriott Hotel, Mövenpick Suriwongse Hotel Chiang Mai and...
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week.
Will direct cruise bookings replace agents?
The answer is no, at least not in the foreseeable future. Here’s why cruise is still seen as the domain of travel agents and one of the last bastions of commission income for them
Winning over the FIT family
While cruise specialists may benefit, other agents seeking to make some money from Asian family travel appear in for a rough ride.
