Helsinki gets smart about courting Chinese tourists
Helsinki will serve as an “intelligent tourism model” for China outbound tourism, as part of a tripartite agreement signed by Chinese-founded internet giant Tencent,...
Bali hopeful of business-as-usual even as Mt Agung alert rises to...
While agencies in Bali brace themselves as Mount Agung’s hazard status was raised from alert level three to four last Friday evening, there remains...
Operators create food tours as awareness of Filipino cuisine grows
Tour operators are creating tours that include culinary and farm stops as awareness for Filipino food builds up, thanks in part to the culinary...
Boeing anticipates 4,210 new planes needed for SE Asia
Boeing is projecting a demand for 4,210 new airplanes, valued at US$650 billion, over the next 20 years in South-east Asia, where annual traffic...
HomeAway claims a surge in vacation rentals from Asian markets
Vacation rental platform HomeAway claimed inbound site traffic from Asian markets surged an average of 133 per cent between July 2016 and June 2017,...
Formula One to rev up longer stays in Singapore
Industry members are hopeful that the renewal of the Singapore Grand Prix night race for another four years will spur demand for extended stays...
Garuda gains edge on Kangaroo route with direct Jakarta-London flights
Garuda Indonesia will soon become the only airline connecting Indonesia to the UK and Europe in under 15 hours when it launches its nonstop...
Cook alliance with Expedia could ‘lock out’ competitors
Thomas Cook’s strategic alliance with Expedia could “lock out” the operator’s major competitors from signing with the OTA giant themselves, according to a leading...
oBike cycles into Phuket after hitting two million milestone in SEA
Singaporean bike-sharing company oBike has cycled into Phuket, after clocking two million users across Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand since launching in January.
oBike's latest launch...
New race-themed VR ride zooming into Legoland Malaysia
Legoland Malaysia Resort will be the first of three Legoland parks worldwide to have its Project X roller coaster transformed into a virtual reality...
