Hainan boosts medical offerings to lure more foreign arrivals
Aerial view of Sanya city and Dadonghai bay from Luhuitou Park, Hainan
Hainan is looking to build up its medical tourism offerings as a way...
Amadeus distributes hotels online with DerbySoft partnership
Amadeus and hotel technology provider DerbySoft have partnered to distribute the GDS’ inventory on OTAs and travel metasearch engines.
Besides the increased reach, DerbySoft’s solution...
Hyatt to introduce more attainable, varied loyalty rewards
Hyatt Hotels has unveiled a new global loyalty programme, World of Hyatt, set to launch on March 1, 2017.
The existing loyalty programme, Hyatt Gold...
Ramada returns to Japan after 2013 exit
Wyndham Hotel Group’s Ramada brand has returned to Japan with the opening of 300-key Ramada Hotel Niigata in the peninsula’s west coast.
It takes over...
Events: Tazaungdaing, Festival of Lights
From November 8-15, over a hundred traditionally-made paper balloons will be launched into the sky above Shan state, eastern Myanmar, in celebration of Tazaungdaing,...
More turboprop air links a boon for secondary destinations
Cebu Pacific ATR aircraft at Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR foresees a spike in demand for smaller aircraft in Asia-Pacific, fuelled by...
Dubai positions itself for mass market appeal
The addition of a slew of new tourism attractions and products this year is expected to give Dubai a boost and put it on...
UFTAA marks 50th anniversary with Istanbul congress
Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus
The United Federation of Travel Agents Association (UFTAA) will be celebrating 50 years in existence with a Golden Jubilee Congress to be...
Events: Singapore River Festival 2016
A girl wearing headphones at a Silent Disco. Credit: Silent Disco Asia
Singapore River Festival is returning this year from November 4-5 with a new...
Thailand to hold record breaking prayer event for mourners
Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports plans to turn the Kingdom’s sorrow into a world record event during the 2017 New Year countdown.
Conventional countdown...
