Indian agents dealt a double whammy with service tax hike
The Indian government’s new service tax on tour operators has come as a jolt to the sector, already reeling under pressure post demonetisation.
Effective January...
Tourasia taps emerging Polish market to SE Asia
Koh Phi Phi, Thailand
Tourasia, one of Switzerland’s major specialised tour operators to Asia, expects to produce more arrivals from Poland to South-east Asia this...
Hat Yai seeks new markets as Malaysian arrivals tumble
Street near Hatyai Plaza market
The Thai border city of Hat Yai, which depends on Malaysia as key tourism feeder market, has been hard hit...
Initiatives shore up arrivals into Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville
A series of measures to plant the Cambodian coastal resort of Sihanoukville on the map as one of the region’s premier beach resort are...
FIT Ruums devises new programme to reward agents
FIT Ruums, Webjet’s new B2B travel distributor in Asia, has unveiled a new rewards programme.
The programme allows travel suppliers, including NTOs, to directly incentivise...
Quality over quantity in tourism, trade urges Asian NTOs
European tourists sightseeing in Cambodia
Countries such as China, Japan and South Korea may already dominate the visitor tables of many South-east Asian countries, but...
Ascott scales up in China, makes key appointments
Citadines Qingshan SCPG Centre Wuhan
The Ascott has secured contracts to manage six properties with over 1,200 apartment units in China, expanding its presence in...
Middle East markets to Asia rosy on Gulf carriers’ growing network
Travel agents specialising in the Middle Eastern markets are upbeat about business at the recent ATF 2017, all thanks to Gulf carriers’ continuous foray...
New opaque booking site wants to unlock hotel deals, revenue
Song: Staydilly to boost hotels’ occupany rates
Competition in the online booking space just got stiffer with the entry of new hotel distribution channel Staydilly,...
Ex-Garuda chief, Thai Airways named in Rolls-Royce bribery case
Emirsyah Satar, former Garuda Indonesia chief, has been named a suspect in a case of bribery-for-contracts by Rolls-Royce that has indicted other airlines including...
