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...
Dusit injects US$1 million into Thai home sharing startup
Dusit International has invested US$1 million in exchange for a 9.3 per cent stake in Thai condo and villa rental platform, favstay.
Part of a...
Jane Schuldt passes away
Jane Schuldt, founder of World Marketing Group and a fierce advocate of the incentives and meetings industry, died Saturday, May 20, after battling pancreatic...
Malaysians still buying Europe for coming school holidays
The poor performing ringgit has proven to be a weak deterrent to longhaul travel plans among middle and upper middle class Malaysians, who have...
Travel demand, lower fuel prices hold up APAC airline profits
Preliminary figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) revealed the region's airlines made US$6.9 billion in aggregate net earnings, with passenger demand...
