DoT targets US market with Philippines-Asia packages
Amid the US market's growing travel interest to Asia-Pacific, the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) is deploying a strategy to twin destinations at home...
Air France unveils Joon, its new millennial-focused airline
Air France has launched Joon, a new millennial-focused carrier that will start operating mediumhaul flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle this autumn, followed by longhaul...
Sri Lanka talks new marketing plan for overseas markets
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) plans to appoint PR agencies and its own marketing officers in key source markets, a change from its...
GBTA forecasts pricier airfares, hotels in 2018
The 2018 Global Travel Forecast released by by Carlson Wagonlit Travel and GBTA Foundation projects a 3.7 and 3.5 per cent increase in global...
US laptop ban finally lifted
The US has entirely lifted its laptop ban for passengers flying from 10 airports in the Middle East and North Africa into the country, after the...
New hotel openings: Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach, Amari Galle and...
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week.
Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach
Situated across 4.7ha on the Balinese beachfront is the Hotel Indigo Bali...
The business of protection
With insolvencies and bankruptcy filings on the uptick among travel businesses in recent years, is the trade seeing enough protection against such risks from...
Rise of the Chinese explorer
More Chinese travellers are now enabled and emboldened to seek out Australia’s regional gems, a far cry from how the market was when the...
Hailey Shin, founder and CEO, Funtastic Korea
If I had my way, I would increase flight connectivity into South Korea. This would be the most important priority for the industry. We...
Seizing a ‘mobile-first’ mindset critical for travel players
Discussions on the importance of adopting mobile solutions dominated the Travelport Live in Sydney conference, which concluded yesterday, with panellists in agreement that the...
