Malaysians, Filipinos tour closer to home
Demand for Thailand is up; Pattaya pictured
With buying powers hurt by weak home currencies, Malaysians and Filipinos are choosing to travel closer to home...
Sabre bolsters APAC hospitality business with new head
Sabre Corporation has appointed Frank Trampert as the managing director and chief commercial officer for its hospitality business in Asia-Pacific to oversee the financial...
Better safety records for air travel in 2016
Twenty-sixteen saw an improvement in safety records for the air transport industry, with 100,000 flights safely flying 10 million passengers to their destinations daily...
Asia wins with Singapore’s seven long weekends this year
Taipei city
With seven long weekends in 2017, travel agents have noticed that Singaporeans are planning their trips in advance, especially for Asian destinations.
Communications director...
Operators urge ‘neutrality’ for Visit ASEAN@50 travel packages
Bagan, Myanmar
Tour operators believe ASEAN’s 50th anniversary this year is a golden chance to increase business to South-east Asia, but stress the need for...
NATAS’ Ohri named ASEANTA president ahead of ATF 2017
Ohri, ASEANTA's new president
Devinder Ohri, president of the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS), has assumed presidency of the ASEANTA, taking the baton...
Tokyo, Sydney and Singapore charge highest hotel rates: HRS
Tokyo skyline
Tokyo continues to be Asia-Pacific’s most expensive city for hotel room rates, with Sydney and Singapore following closely behind, according to HRS Hotel...
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MATTA's Tan
In the current weak economic climate, it is becoming more vital than ever for Malaysian inbound operators to maximise their returns at overseas...
Costa Cruises sails to Gulf of Thailand for the first time
Costa Victoria
Costa Cruises has deployed Costa Victoria to Laem Chabang (Bangkok) on January 11, officially marking the cruise line’s expansion into the Gulf of...
Peach Aviation paints rosy growth picture in SE Asia
Shinichi Inoue
Japanese LCC Peach Aviation will commence its Bangkok-Okinawa service from February 19, making Thailand its first South-east Asian destination in its expanding network.
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