AirAsia, Changi team up to digitise LCC processes
AirAsia has announced plans to capitalise on data from its operations at Changi Airport T4 to increase and improve digitalised airport processes.
This is also...
Travlr lands US$5 million in Series A
Travlr, a travel recommendation and booking site by the founders of The Bali Bible, has raised US$5 million in its Series A round of...
Japan to get a splash of Indigo
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)'s Hotel Indigo brand will debut in Japan with an opening in the hot spring town of Gora slated in 2019.
The...
A familiar face helms Thai tourism but Kobkarn will be missed
Thailand’s Cabinet reshuffle on November 24 sees the return of former minister of tourism and sports, Weerasak Kowsurat, to the role, replacing Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul...
Mt Agung update: Bali industry steps up care for stranded passengers
Amid mounting flight cancellations and an extended airport closure, Indonesia's tourism minister Arief Yahya is urging the travel industry in Bali and Lombok to...
Singapore on the radar as Celebrity Cruises eyes longhaul demand
Celebrity Cruises, the luxury cruise brand operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises, is looking to grow longhaul demand between Singapore and destinations such as Europe,...
FIT Ruums opens 10th Asia office in Japan
FIT Ruums, launched just last year as Webjet's travel distributor in Asia, has its 10th office in the region with its latest opening in...
Bus tour operator hops on Ctrip partnership
Ctrip.com International has partnered Big Bus Tours, said to be the world's largest operator of open-top sightseeing tours, to offer bus tours in 19 cities...
Tokyo bar hopping made easier for solo travellers
A new Japanese company, Libra Inc, has launched the Tokyo Bar Hopping Tour, taking solo travellers around alleys in Shinjuku and Shibuya where locals...
Flights cancelled, airports close as Mt Agung alert peaks
The Mount Agung alert status has been increased from level three to four (the highest) as of 06.00 local time this morning, with Bali's Ngurah...
