Japan tour operators, hotels bank on halal tourism
Syariah Hotel Fujisan
Halal tourism is seeing a boom across Japan as businesses better cater to the lucrative travel segment.
Japan was ranked eighth out of...
Singapore scoots closer to new Indian markets
Budget carrier Scoot’s new direct connections from Singapore to Chennai, Amritsar and Jaipur, launched earlier this year, have given travel agents selling Singapore high...
Sabre rolls out integrated corporate travel platform
Sabre has introduced the Traveler Experience Platform, a suite of its existing business travel products that now combined, provides a “consumer-grade mobile experience”.
The platform...
Iconic Thai parties unlikely to bring in the domestic crowd
Halfmoon Festival
Although Thailand’s Full Moon Party and Halfmoon Festival will return next month, to be held on November 14 and 22 respectively, the atmosphere...
Yas Island to get new attraction Clymb in 2018
Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, will be home to a new US$100 million attraction, Clymb, developed by asset management company Miral, come 2018.
Clymb will feature...
Tujia acquires homestay businesses of Ctrip, Qunar
China’s leading sharing economy provider of private accommodations, Tujia, has acquired the homestay business divisions of Chinese OTA Ctrip and its subsidiary metasearch engine...
Cebu Pacific wants new Philippine airport located near Manila
Cebu Pacific (CEB) has voiced its preference for either Sangley Point in Cavite or the Manila Bay area as the location of Manila’s new...
Google’s travel push forces change in online space
Eric Zimmerman, director for Google Travel
As Google expands its ever-increasing suite of travel products, the prospects of the Internet giant encroaching deeper into the...
ASEAN@50 partners reveal golden jubilee gameplan
Managing director of TTG Travel Trade Publishing, Darren Ng
With just months to ASEAN’s 50th founding anniversary in 2017, the 10 member states have joined...
Thailand’s crowded DMC scene no cause for worry
Managing director of Easy Tours Belgium, Antoine Noens
The constant addition of new players entering into Thailand’s established DMC scene has many questioning if the market is...
