Marianas charms Chinese travellers with many faces
The Marianas Visitors Authority (MVA) was at the recently concluded CITM 2017 to position the Northern Mariana Islands as a multi-faceted destination, with activities...
Maldives airport undergoes further transformation
The Maldives' Velana International Airport, renamed from Male International Airport earlier this year, has now deployed Amadeus' airport management solutions in anticipation of an...
Washington DC launches WeChat travel guide
Destination DC (DDC), the official marketing organisation for Washington, DC, has expanded its partnership with WeChat with the launch of a City Experience Mini...
China’s rural tourism efforts lift villages out of poverty
Rural villages in China are reporting unprecedented growth spurred by a nationwide initiative of poverty alleviation through rural tourism, with footfalls in remote attractions...
New airlines, predominantly Chinese, set to land in Cambodia
A string of new airlines is set to fly to Cambodia in the near future, paving the way for more regional traffic, particularly Chinese,...
Sri Lanka to hold ground-breaking Chinese mass wedding
In an effort to position Sri Lanka as a wedding destination, local authorities are preparing to hitch 75 to 100 couples from China saying...
Tohoku increases efforts to woo Muslim visitors
To promote tourism to Tohoku, a region of Japan’s Honshu Island, Japan's Reconstruction Agency has launched a Muslim-friendly Tohoku campaign.
The campaign is aimed at...
IATA says infrastructure should be priority in Philippines, not taxes and...
IATA has called on the Philippine government to tackle the more pressing issue of airport infrastructure, and abandon proposals to increase aviation taxes in...
Yunnan cleans up its act
While an ongoing tourism industry clean-up in Yunnan has presented difficulties to tourism players used to the old ways of conducting business, they are...
Langkawi heightens courtship of European travellers
Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) is stepping up efforts to grow arrivals from Europe, which had earlier been hit by Malaysia Airlines' suspension of most...
