Japan arrivals soar on back of LCC, cruise passenger growth
The number of foreign visitors arriving in Japan is on course to hit a record high of 24 million before the end of the...
Thailand’s royal projects a boon for domestic tourism
Domestic tour operators in Thailand are confident that royal projects and the routes that lead to them will revive domestic tourism in 2017 after...
APAC airlines call on governments to deregulate aviation industry
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has called on government agencies to remove regulatory barriers that threaten the growth of the air transport...
New travel wholesale distributor FIT Ruums enters Asia
Daryl Lee
Australia’s Webjet has launched FIT Ruums, a wholesale travel distributor operating under its WebBeds FZ division, to offer an array of travel services,...
Value Alliance plans for massive push as new investors come onboard
Two founding members of the Value Alliance – Vanilla Air under ANA Holdings, and Cebu Pacific – are now equal (15% each) shareholders alongside...
New hotel openings: November 12-18, 2016
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Modena by Fraser Bangkok
Frasers Hospitality has opened its first Modena by Fraser serviced residence outside China,...
Fiji Airways targets Singapore travellers with lowest ever fares
Fiji Airways has launched promotional airfares for flights from Singapore to Fiji in time for the holiday season.
This is its steepest discounted ticket sales...
Airbnb homes operator GuestReady receives fresh funding
Three months after its launch, GuestReady, an operator for private homes, has gotten a new round of funding amounting US$750,000 from investors Senn &...
Sri Lanka looks to China for FDI in tourism
Qifeng Ning of Wanda will be part of the delegation
A delegation of travel industry leaders from China is set to make their way to Sri...
Corporate travel up despite rise in travel risk perception
A study conducted by medical and security specialists International SOS and Control Risks indicated that 72 per cent of over 1,000 corporate travel decision-makers...
