Malaysia targets luxe shoppers as retail spend soars
With shopping now a bigger driver of tourist spend than ever before in Malaysia, a luxury-dedicated component of the Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival was...
Upgraded A380 in the works to add seats, cut costs
Airbus has unveiled an enhanced version of the superjumbo, the A380plus, featuring aerodynamic and capacity improvements that could result in an overall 13 per...
Archipelago International to open 12 new hotels in 2017
Indonesia's largest hotel management chain Archipelago International has unveiled plans to open at least 12 more hotels in Indonesia in 2017, which will add...
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,...
