Halal tourism gets wider push in South-east Asia
AS THE Muslim travel market becomes a growing force worldwide, ASEAN countries are developing new strategic directions in a bid to wrestle a bigger...
Chinese FITs travelling more to lesser known locales
ONLINE travel portal Agoda has seen a significant increase in bookings to off the beaten path destinations by independent Chinese travellers using their platform.
The...
Singapore, Japan join hands to drive mutual growth
THE Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) freshly inked a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) yesterday to drive greater tourism...
Planning for ASEAN’s 50th birthday
HAVING implemented the ASEAN Economic Community in December 2015, the regional bloc is now looking forward to commemorate yet another milestone – its 50th...
Cathay Pacific to lower agent’s commission
STARTING April 1, Cathay Pacific will cut ticketing commission from five to three percent. While the application is still pending approval, travel agents in...
ASEAN open skies impeded by limited landing slots
THE ASEAN community’s dream of a single aviation market, which was expected to come true at the end of 2015, remains unfulfilled as not...
ASEAN tourism heads consider next steps
THE formal establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) on December 31, 2015 marked a major milestone in the region, but several issues still...
Frasers residence opens in Geneva
SINGAPORE’s Frasers Hospitality has opened a new serviced residence, Fraser Suites Geneva, in Switzerland.
Sited within the shopping and business district of Rue Du Marche,...
Second Radisson Red hotel in China confirmed
Thorsten Kirsche (left), president of Asia-Pacific, Carlson Rezidor and Marco Li, chief executive, ROFO Real Estate Development.
CHINA will be expecting its second Radisson Red...
Jetstar adds flights for Lunar New Year holidays
JETSTAR Asia will be increasing its flight services between Singapore and six destinations, namely Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Hong Kong, Shantou, Haikou and Hangzhou, to...
