ICAO removes red flag on Thai aviation
ICAO has lifted a safety red flag imposed on Thai carriers, AFP (Agence France-Presse) reported, a move expected to bring relief to the country's...
Hardy-ness much needed at PATA
While both the UNWTO and WTTC have named new chiefs, PATA decides to keep its CEO, extending Mario Hardy’s contract by another three years...
Accor to develop Orient Express hotels after acquisition
AccorHotels, which is acquiring a 50 per cent stake in Orient Express, currently fully owned by the SNCF Group, intends to develop a new...
Pan-Pearl River Delta cooperation deepens
Heads of tourism within the Pan-Pearl River Delta (PPRD) have signed a PPRD Regional Tourism Union Co-operation Agreement, which will see provinces and regions...
Cebu Pacific invests nearly US$2m in disabled passenger lifts
Cebu Pacific (CEB) is set to roll-out disabled passenger lifts (DPLs) in key airports in the Philippines, which would ease the boarding experience for...
Indonesia gives cash to charter operators
The Indonesia Ministry of Tourism is offering cash as incentive for charter operators to open new routes to the archipelago.
A decree issued by the...
HK Express fires CEO; acting chief vows to clean up act
HK Express has fired its CEO Andrew Cowen and put in place Zhong Guosong from sister carrier Hong Kong Airlines as executive chairman and...
SilkAir goes farther with new Boeing aircraft
Update : SilkAir has clarified that it is not the first Asian airline to operate the aircraft.
SilkAir has introduced the Boeing 737 Max 8 into...
Komodo gets its first luxury resort
Ayana will launch Komodo’s first five-star resort on Labuan Bajo’s Waecicu Beach, along with a nine-bedroom phinisi ship sailing from the property.
In operation by...
New tie-up buoys expectations for Riau Islands, S’pore tourism
Industry players are hoping that a new marketing partnership between Singapore Cruise Centre and Nongsa Terminal Bahari would not only pull in millennial tourists...
