Sabre Airline Solutions slices up APAC business, welcomes regional heads
Sabre Airline Solutions has restructured its business in Asia-Pacific into three separate regions – South Asia, North Asia and South-east Asia; the Pacific and...
Malaysian tour operators perplexed over which tax to apply
Conflicting statements by the federal and state governments and the lack of official documentation over the charging of the controversial tourism tax – supposed...
ASITA’s Bali, South Sulawesi chapters link up for tourism promotion
The Association of the Indonesian Tours and Travel Agencies’ (ASITA) Bali and South Sulawesi chapters have signed an MoU at the recent Bali &...
Campaign push first priority for new Sri Lankan tourism chief
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau's new chairman has come into office intent on speeding up a long-delayed destination marketing campaign, with a roll-out targeted in...
Indonesian e-commerce leader buys local OTA Tiket.com
Blibli.com, a major e-commerce player in Indonesia, has acquired Iocal OTA Tiket.com as it seeks growth in its travel business.
As of June 12, Blibli.com owns 100 per cent...
TTM+ 2018 heads to Pattaya
Following the latest two editions in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, Thailand Travel Mart Plus (TTM+) will move to Pattaya in 2018,...
Scoot, Tigerair to merge under one brand come July 25
The integration of Scoot and Tigerair under a common brand and operating licence is expected to be complete by July 25.
Thereon, the Scoot website, www.flyscoot.com,...
Sarawak quits Malaysia Tourism Board
Sarawak has withdrawn its sole representative from the Malaysia Tourism Board (MTB).
In a statement, Sarawak Chief Minister’s Office explained: "The state government deems that...
DoT pulls plug on new tourism ad over plagiarism backlash
The Department of Tourism’s (DoT) new TV commercial sporting the Experience the Philippines tagline has received flak from the travel trade for falling short...
New hotel openings: Oakwood Premier OUE Singapore, Conrad Osaka and more
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week.
