Helsinki gets smart about courting Chinese tourists
Helsinki will serve as an “intelligent tourism model” for China outbound tourism, as part of a tripartite agreement signed by Chinese-founded internet giant Tencent,...
Bangkok still most visited city: Mastercard
Bangkok clinched top spot in the Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index of most visited cities for the second year running in 2016.
The leading city...
Global travellers more sensitive to terror threat
Forty-five per cent of international travellers say the terror threat will have an influence on their travel plans this year, up six percentage points...
WBF Online makes B2B foray with new booking platform
Japan-based WBF Online will next month launch Manekineko Online, a B2B platform for travel agents located overseas.
With this, partner travel agents will be able...
COMO’s third Bali resort opening in Canggu
COMO Echo Beach will open in Bali’s south coastal village of Canggu come February 2018, to become COMO Hotels and Resorts’ third property on...
Travel brands must up customer experience to win in APAC
When it comes to customer satisfaction in Asia-Pacific, many travel brands are falling short. Mao Gen Foo, head of Southeast Asia, Qualtrics gives his two cents on why this must change for brands to stay competitive
Bali hopeful of business-as-usual even as Mt Agung alert rises to...
While agencies in Bali brace themselves as Mount Agung’s hazard status was raised from alert level three to four last Friday evening, there remains...
Operators create food tours as awareness of Filipino cuisine grows
Tour operators are creating tours that include culinary and farm stops as awareness for Filipino food builds up, thanks in part to the culinary...
Boeing anticipates 4,210 new planes needed for SE Asia
Boeing is projecting a demand for 4,210 new airplanes, valued at US$650 billion, over the next 20 years in South-east Asia, where annual traffic...
Leadership changes at Swire Hotels
At Hong Kong-based Swire Hotels, managing director Brian Williams has been made deputy chairman and replacing him as managing director is Toby Smith, who returns...
