Brunei’s first festival eyes more arrivals
Brunei Tourism Board is initiating its first festival in collaboration with several stakeholders, offering a jam-packed programme of events and activities in the month...
Malaysian agents craft special luxury deals for Asians
As hotels and tour operators in Malaysia rack up higher tourist receipts thanks to the competitive ringgit, they are rolling out upscale offerings targeted...
Qatar Tourism Authority opens offices in China as ADS comes into...
On the back of Qatar getting Approved Destination Status from China, Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) has opened representative offices in China, with headquarters in...
Artotel comes out of transformation with four hospitality brands, event arm
Formerly just a hotel management company focusing on art-inspired hotels, Artotel Indonesia has transformed into Artotel Group, a company with three businesses lines, namely...
Tour East boosts Europe sales network
Tour East Group, part of the JTB DMC network, has upgraded its UK, Europe and Russia sales infrastructure.
A sales office has been opened just...
Tourasia co-owns Diethelm and is in driver’s seat
Swiss tour operator Tourasia has emerged as a substantial shareholder of Diethelm Travel Group (DTG) with its founder/managing director (MD) Stephan Roemer taking the...
Malaysia trade finds strength in China as core markets weaken
Malaysian inbound operators are pinning their hopes on China as they look to counter the seasonality of the Middle Eastern market and weakening business...
South-east Asia’s tallest observation tower to rise in Bangkok
The banks of Bangkok's Chao Phraya is set to get what’s said to be the sixth tallest observation tower in the world and tallest...
JAL, TripAdvisor join hands to disperse tourists across Japan
Japan Airlines (JAL) and TripAdvisor are launching a multimedia portal aimed at supporting the country’s efforts to disperse inbound tourism across Japan.
This is the...
Tourism marketing should marry big data with human touch: industry experts
Instead of investing in a mobile app, travel agents, destination marketers and other travel providers should take advantage of big data and focus on...
