Phuket Pledge for plastic-free future
At the inaugural Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism Forum 2018 (PHIST), hotels and tourism groups pledged to establish a model for the sustainable...
TAT, Expedia in pact to promote secondary destinations in Thailand
Tourism Authority of Thailand's (TAT) governor Yuthasak Supasorn and Expedia Group's director of market management Pimpawee Nopakitgumjorn, yesterday signed an MoU to boost tourism...
TTGmice scoops PATA Gold Award 2018
At the PATA Travel Mart 2018 in Langkawi, The Technology Experience article by Karen Yue was recognised with the PATA Gold Award for Travel...
Dream Cruises lays keel for Global Class flagship
Dream Cruises on Tuesday kicked off the construction for its Global Class flagship with a keel-laying ceremony at the MV Werften shipyard in Rostock,...
GTEF put spotlight on the Greater Bay Area, Belt and Road...
In its fourth edition, the Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) will take place this October with a greater focus on the burgeoning Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao...
Penang Port, Royal Caribbean sign JV to redevelop Swettenham Pier
Penang Port (PPSB) has yesterday entered a joint venture agreement with RCL Development Holdings (Penang), an indirect wholly owned-subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL),...
Kandima Maldives throws its first tomato festival
Last week, Kandima Maldives hosted the first-ever Tomato Festival ‘La Tomatina’ to take place in the island nation.
Over 300 people attended the four-hour event,...
Princess Cruises and Malaysian agents bond over cooking challenge
Over 60 travel agents attended a cooking challenge held by Princess Cruises in Kuala Lumpur and Penang, as part of the company's ongoing efforts...
Meet Pepper, TUI’s first robotic employee
The latest hire by TUI Nordic is not human, but a humanoid robot named Pepper 2E, which will work as a robot assistant and...
Sustainable tourism pioneer marks 25th anniversary
DMC Khiri Travel last Friday evening marked its silver anniversary with a cocktail party in Bangkok, with company employees, travel industry leaders and guests...
