Indonesia ramps up contact tracing, digitalisation efforts amid Covid-19
In tandem with shifting traveller demands in the new normal, Indonesia is making a concerted push towards digitalisation through various initiatives, including enhancing digital...
Tech-savvy travellers demand more automated journeys: SITA
Airport and airline IT executives believe that the growing number of tech-savvy travellers will have the biggest impact on their digital plans over the...
Trip.com Group, Mastercard to offer travellers benefits and enhanced travel experiences
Trip.com Group and Mastercard Asia-Pacific have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance travel experiences and offerings for customers.
The collaboration will see both parties...
Airbnb hits wall with Great Wall of China sleepover contest
Home rental giant Airbnb has scrapped a contest for travellers to spend a night in an ancient watch tower on the Great Wall of...
Turkish Airlines builds bridges with Indonesia
Turkish Airlines is looking to increase its frequencies from Istanbul to Indonesia via Jakarta and Bali, as well as the possibility of a third...
Israel taps Ctrip for more Chinese tourists
Ctrip and the Israeli Tourism Bureau have signed an agreement to strategically cooperate.
While the bureau wants to leverage on Ctrip's advantages as China's largest...
Sydney to boost tourism with supercharged global events line-up
Sydney is set to welcome its biggest-ever calendar of music, art, culture and sporting events this spring and summer through to 2023, as it...
Hua Hin feels winds of change with new international air link
Hopes are high that Thailand’s oldest beach town, Hua Hin, will soon become a bigger draw for overseas visitors as it gets a much-anticipated...
Japan’s third Hotel Indigo to rise in Karuizawa
IHG has signed a management agreement with Tokyo Century Corporation to open a Hotel Indigo property in the popular highland destination of Karuizawa come...
Nicholas Lim rises to the top of The Travel Corporation Asia
The Travel Corporation (TTC) has a new Asia chief, Nicholas Lim, effective today, following the retirement of Robin Yap, who has been named chairman...
