Fallouts from frozen relations
With Taiwan's tourism suffering from plummeting Chinese arrivals, the government has thrown a lifeline to affected businesses.
Taiwan was seeing steadily surging arrivals from China...
Bangladesh’s one million dream: a vision impossible?
Bangladesh dreams of one million arrivals by 2018. It needs all the willpower.
The travel and tourism industry of Bangladesh is trying hard to bounce...
Going beyond the 101’s
While Taipei may be the mainstay of Taiwan’s tourism, the vast tourism resources and gems beyond the city are putting more secondary destinations on...
Committed to health and wellness
Energised by the government’s focus on medical tourism, Indian tour operators are pulling out the stops and devising ways to capture the market.
The Indian...
In for a wild ride
Australia has over the years gained a reputation as a prime destination for theme parks, but this now hangs in the balance with newer...
Getting Gen Y to love cruising
Cruise lines are doing more to change Asian millennials’ mindset of cruising from ‘what my parents and grandparents do’, to a vacation alternative they...
Heyday for smaller players
As global chains figure out synergies from their M&As, smaller groups are making hay.
Banyan Tree Lang Co
On the question of who wins in the...
Automation and the hospitality industry
Given the high costs and manpower shortages experienced in the Singapore hotel sector, automation and hospitality are two words rarely used in the same...
Getting a better handle
As Asia-Pacific’s traveller profiles, experiences and ecosystem become more diverse than ever, the marketplace fragmentation has travel agents seeking out technology and industry insights...
Bringing light to darkness
Visiting disasters sites can be educational and provides a much-needed lifeline for the affected communities, insist Japanese tour operators. Julian Ryall finds out how
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