Amadeus reports growth in revenue, travel agency bookings
Amadeus recorded €3.69 billion (US$4.27 billion) in revenue in the first three quarters of the year, up 8.9 per cent, with growth seen across...
TAT unveils more events for Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has unveiled more events that will feature in the Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018.
In addition to those announced...
S’pore loses Hong Kong, Thai visitors in first half of 2017
Singapore saw a four per cent year-on-year increase in international visitor arrivals in 1H2017, but declines from markets such as Hong Kong and Thailand,...
Dnata revives Yalago as a bedbank
Dubai-based air services company Dnata has relaunched Yalago as a leisure bedbank.
First launched as a metasearch engine in 2011, the platform makes a return...
Turkish Airlines answers swelling demand from the Philippines
Barely three years old and notwithstanding the terrorist attack in Ataturk airport in June 2016, Turkish Airlines’ Manila-Istanbul route is enjoying brisk demand on...
Qatar buys a stake in Cathay Pacific
Qatar Airways has entered into an agreement to purchase an amount of 378,188,000 shares of Cathay Pacific Airways, being approximately 9.61 per cent of...
A streamlined Sabre records 96.1 per cent growth in 3Q profit
On the back of a major cost-cutting exercise, Sabre Corporation has released its 3Q2017 financial results showing a revenue of US$900.6 million, up 7.3...
Finally, Timor Leste border crossers get flights to Indonesia
Starting mid-November, Garuda Indonesia will launch four-times weekly chartered flights between Kupang city in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara and Dili in Timor Leste, the...
Customer experience moves up on the OTA agenda
Online travel providers, often associated with inventory size rather than service, are increasingly fine-tuning the customer experience through methods ranging from tech-focused ones to...
MITA wants to double attendance at coming travel fair
For the third edition of its travel fair next year, the Malaysia Inbound Tourism Association (MITA) is hoping to double the number of attendees...
