Qantas codeshares on Jetstar’s Australia-HCMC flight
Qantas has since June 5 expanded its codeshare arrangement with Jetstar Airways to include travel between Melbourne/Sydney and Ho Chi Minh City on the...
Chinese luxury market finally takes liking to customisation
Tailor-made itineraries are rapidly gaining traction among China's luxury travellers in recent years, with the demography becoming better travelled, more globally-oriented, more plugged-in to...
Stay limit a concern as Vietnam extends visa waiver
Vietnam’s extension of visa exemption for several European countries is a welcome move, but trade players interviewed said that conditions limiting single-entry stays to...
Open Destinations acquires mobile tour itinerary app Tineri
Travel technology provider Open Destinations has acquired a majority stake in Tineri, a Bangkok-based mobile itinerary startup designed for the tour operator market.
The acquisition...
Amadeus’ wireless solution makes ancillary payment at airports easier
Amadeus and payment technology provider Ingenico have launched Amadeus Airport Pay, the industry’s first wireless payment solution that accepts EMV1 chip card payment and...
Peninsula Hotels on board with Silversea for Asian sailings
Silversea Cruises has partnered The Peninsula Hotels to enhance the programming for the Silver Muse’s 73-day Grand Asia-Pacific Voyage in 2019 and other Asia-focused...
Insight Vacations Specialist courses now on TTC’s Agent Academy
The Travel Corporation has introduced the Insight Vacations Specialist certification onto its Agent Academy e-learning platform launched earlier this year.
Agents can access a suite...
In Lombok, high-end demand stokes investor confidence
Strong investor optimism underlined the recent Lombok Tourism Development Forum, fuelled by upscale resort demand outstripping supply in 2016 and a 61 per cent...
PromPeru sets sights on high-end Chinese segment
About 170 travel agents in China have signed up for the China Travel Academy WeChat-based training and certification programme to become Peru destination experts.
Developed...
Aviareps sets up shop in Hong Kong
Airline and tourism representation company Aviareps has launched a new Hong Kong office in Causeway Bay, becoming its sixth office in Greater China after...
