SATS, Plaza Premium to manage lounge at Changi’s new T4
SATS and Plaza Premium Group have been awarded a joint contract to manage the only independent lounge at Singapore Changi Airport's newest Terminal 4...
Wanted: return visitors
Marissa Carruthers examines what the government needs to do in order to obtain repeat longhaul visitorship
Pumping more efforts into marketing Vietnam and having more...
The dreary side of competition
S Puvaneswary looks at price slashing, depleting margins in Malaysia’s competitive inbound sector
Intense competition from new entrants, along with weakening bookings from most major...
Tourism, trade boards tell a Singapore story about passion
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) have launched a unified brand, Passion Made Possible, to market Singapore internationally...
Aviation roundup: Vietjet, AirAsia and more
Vietjet goes to Indonesia
Vietjet will commence flights between Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Jakarta on December 20.
Flights will depart HCMC at 20.40 and...
Scowsill now leads AR and VR firm EON Reality
After recently concluding his six-year tenure as WTTC chief, David Scowsill has been appointed CEO of EON Reality, which provides augmented and virtual reality...
MakeMyTrip connects to Travelport
Indian OTA MakeMyTrip has signed an agreement with Travelport’s distributor for India, InterGlobe Technology Quotient (ITQ), for the use of its Travel Commerce Platform.
The...
New Ramada in Phuket to bear Straits Chinese influence
Wyndham Hotel Group will expand its Ramada brand in Thailand with the signing of Ramada Plaza Chaofah Phuket in a franchise deal with Southern...
Travellers more open to non-hotel stays in home continent: Agoda
Travellers are more likely to opt for homestays when travelling close to home, the Agoda Travel & Tech Study on non-hotel accommodations (NHAs) has...
Malaysian trade relentless in efforts to woo Chinese
Malaysia is expected to hit its target of three million Chinese tourist arrivals this year, an increase from 2.1 million in 2016, a sentiment...
















