Philippine travel agencies allowed to continue passport processing
In response to strong resistance from the trade, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is unlikely to push through with plans to bar...
New hotel openings: February 13-17, 2017
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Hurawalhi Island Resort
The adults-only, five-star resort is located on the Lhaviyani Atoll in the Maldives, with...
India’s tourism image on the mend
Gateway of India, Mumbai
Safety concerns that marred India’s tourism image in 2015 may now be a thing of the past for the country's tour...
Bangkok a sure thing for SureStay’s Asian expansion
Artist impression of SureStay Plus Sukhumvit Soi 2
SureStay Hotel Group, a white-label subsidiary of Best Western Hotels & Resorts, has secured its first location...
Netflix, Spotify get on board Qantas’ domestic flights
Qantas customers on Wi-Fi-enabled domestic flights will have free access to Foxtel, Netflix and Spotify content when the relevant technology becomes available on a...
Philippine Airlines’ Manila-KL route relaunch brings cheer to trade
Inbound and outbound agents in Malaysia are elated after Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced that it would reinstate its Manila-Kuala Lumpur services on June 8,...
Global marketing plans to promote Sri Lanka unveiled
View from Sigiriya (Lion Rock), Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Tourism has drawn up a series of initiatives to boost international tourist arrivals, including intensifying marketing efforts...
America risks tourism stagnation with travel ban, WTTC warns Trump
Thousands gathered in Battery Park, NYC to protest ban
American president Donald Trump risks taking the US tourism sector down a path of economic stagnation...
China, India lead arrival growth chart in Dubai
Visitors at the Burj Khalifa observation deck
Powerhouse Asian markets are making their presence felt in Dubai’s tourism in 2016, as India surpassed Saudi Arabia as...
Trade anticipates first Vietnam-India connection by Vietjet
Vietjet has revealed plans to launch thrice-weekly flights utilising an Airbus A320 aircraft between Ho Chi Minh City and New Delhi this year, which...
