Volcano panic blown out of proportion, Indonesia’s tourism players say
Tourism stakeholders in Indonesia are downplaying what some say to be unwarranted fears over volcanic activity in the country.
Amid concern surrounding activity at Mount...
Travel tech pulls in more than just millennial business
A spike in technology adoption rates in the trade sees not just millennials but consumers across all ages using the services.
Industry players that have...
A bigger Hotelbeds ‘true alternative’ to Priceline, Expedia, says chief
Having completed the GTA acquisition on October 4, Hotelbeds Group’s executive chairman Joan Vilà envisions “a whole new company” and one that will help...
Airside transfer service to roll into Kuala Lumpur airports
Malaysia Airports Holdings will introduce airside transfer check-in service at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and LCC terminal klia2 from next year.
The new service...
Heard of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern? It’s ITB Berlin official partner country 2018
Although it is not a country, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a federal state in northern Germany, is the official partner country of ITB Berlin 2018, picked for...
Club Med to hit Sri Lankan shores
Club Med will make its Sri Lanka debut with the opening of Club Med Ceylon in the small town of Beruwela come August 2019.
A...
Meliá Makassar cosies up to inbound agents
While OTA bookings make up a sizeable portion of Meliá Makassar’s business, the one-year-old hotel is stepping up cooperation with local inbound operators to...
Travel & tourism competitiveness rises especially in Asia: WEF
Travel & tourism (T&T) competitiveness is especially improving in Asia-Pacific, led by Japan, according to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) latest Travel & Tourism...
MATTA swings into action with own ITB pavilion and other roadshows
Executive council members of the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) have announced plans for 2018, which include the purchase of a...
Malaysia may soon slap GST on foreign OTAs
Malaysia may soon levy Goods and Services Tax (GST) on foreign online travel booking engines, a move welcomed by offline agents eager for a...
