New Malaysian online tours platform finds niche in adventure
A new online booking platform for adventure-based tours and activities in Malaysia has been launched globally.
Currently, Adventoro has more than 400 tours and activities located at...
IHG set for China growth with Kew Green deal
HK CTS Hotels and Kew Green Hotels have signed an agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) to manage and franchise hotels in China.
This deal...
India, Poland to join hands to boost civil aviation
India and Poland are signing an MoU for cooperation in civil aviation, according to an India Times report.
The five-year agreement is aimed at bringing...
Yangon heritage building reopens to public
Tourists can now explore one of Myanmar’s most historical colonial buildings as Yangon’s iconic Secretariat opens to the public for the first time in...
Indonesia pumps US$14.8m million into cross-border tourism promotion
To develop and promote cross-border tourism, the Indonesia Ministry of Tourism has set aside 200 billion rupiah (US$14.8 million) and prepared 214 events to...
Tours & activities sector grapples with context, not content
The tours & activities sector is grappling with not just content and distribution, but context, according to Douglas Quinby, senior vice president research, Phocuswright,...
Expedia tips voice as the biggest disrupter in travel
Expedia Inc predicts that voice will trump over chatbots and artificial intelligence as the biggest disrupter in travel in the near term.
The company, which...
Expedia offers to lower commissions – strings attached
Expedia is holding out an olive branch to hotels, offering to lower commissions for the roomnights it generates, on the condition they reinvest the...
Myanmar tour operators advocate community interests
Communities must be kept at the heart of community-based tourism (CBT) projects if they are to thrive, said tour operators, as Myanmar announces three...
Tourists in Singapore first to enjoy paperless tax refunds
Tourego, a mobile tax refund app and travel guide rolled into one, is being made available to tourists in Singapore.
Said to be the world's...
