UK threat level raised to critical after Manchester attack
The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre has raised the UK’s terror threat level from ‘severe’ to ‘critical’, the highest the nation has seen in a...
PATA elects new board, announces Langkawi as 2018 travel mart host
Sarah Mathews, TripAdvisor’s head of destination marketing Asia-Pacific, has been elected as chairperson of PATA executive board at the PATA Annual Summit in Negombo,...
Chinese e-commerce site Meituan-Dianping rolls out travel platform
Meituan-Dianping, China's largest service-focused e-commerce platform, has launched Meituan Travel, a new travel and leisure platform consolidating the company’s offerings across accommodation, domestic travel,...
New flight paths: Turkish Airlines, Air China, Vietjet and more
Here's our weekly roundup of new air routes in Asia.
Turkish Airlines goes to Phuket
Starting July 17, 2017, Turkish Airlines will introduce four-times weekly Istanbul–Phuket...
Fraudulent agents prompt tighter controls in Thailand
Following a recent series of travel scams and agent malpractice that made the national headlines, the Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) warns that...
It’s aloha Hong Kong for Hawaii
Encouraged by the positive growth in arrivals from Hong Kong, Hawaii Tourism’s nine-day Camp Aloha 2017 sales mission made an extra stop in Hong...
Visa ease sparks hope of Chinese travel boom in Serbia
Serbian exhibitors believe the government’s recent move this year to remove visa requirements for Chinese tourists will help grow arrivals from China.
Vladimir Koricanac, planning...
Juneyao first carrier to fly as Star Alliance connecting partner
China’s Juneyao Airlines has become the first connecting partner under Star Alliance's partnership model that allows regional low-cost or hybrid airlines to link to...
Dusit finds ally to grow DusitPrincess brand in China
Dusit International has partnered Chinese hotel group Dossen International Group to operate and develop 40 DusitPrincess resorts and residences in China.
Twenty-seven of these properties...
Lufthansa rolls out group booking tool for agents
Lufthansa Group has launched an integrated group booking tool for tour operators, consolidators and travel agents.
Available in 14 languages, the tool allows travel service...
