Tui UK adds Vietnam in longhaul boost
Phu Quoc, Vietnam
Tui UK & Ireland has announced it will launch packages to Vietnam as part of its winter 2017-18 programme as well as...
Macau to host PATA Travel Mart 2017
PATA Travel Mart 2017 (PTM 2017) will be held in Macau from September 13-15, 2017.
Hosted by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), next year’s...
Removal of minimum room rates in Colombo delayed
Sri Lanka is deferring a proposal to terminate the controversial minimum hotel room rates policy in Colombo, which was enforced some years ago to...
Tokyo Skytree ups the sell for foreign visitors
The Tokyo Skytree is stepping up efforts to attract foreign visitors ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
According to owner Tobu Tower Skytree, only...
TMC partners Giglifeasia to launch festival travel packages
TMC The Appointment Group has entered into a partnership with Singapore-based Giglifeasia.com to launch a new travel package product targeted at music festival goers in Asia.
The...
Mövenpick expands, debuts residences brand in Thailand
From left: Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts’ Holger Jakobs, vice president sales & marketing Asia; Bruno Huber, vice president operations; Jens Reichert, vice president development...
Thailand leverages allure of street food to bring in FITs
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) intends to officially include Thai street food as a tourism offering to generate more FIT demand, in line...
NCL opens trade contact centre in Hong Kong
Norwegian Star
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has opened a contact centre in Hong Kong dedicated to assisting members of the travel trade in the region.
A...
Egencia restructures, forms globally aligned company
Christophe Peymirat
Expedia’s corporate travel outfit Egencia has reorganised internally to break down divisions by geographic region, forming two global organisations in its wake.
Instead of...
Singapore’s iconic Raffles Hotel to undergo refurbishment
The iconic Raffles Hotel Singapore will be undergoing restoration works from next year, more than 25 years after its last refurbishment.
The national monument will...
