Explosion goes off on Bali boat ferrying tourists
Passenger boats from Lombok to Gili Trawangan
TWO passengers were killed and 20 others injured when a boat carrying international travellers exploded at Padangbai, Bali...
Domestic travel interest in Indonesia spurs new travel mart
Hasiyanna Ashadi
GROWING interest from Indonesian tourism stakeholders to attract domestic travellers have prompted the Association of the Indonesian Tours and Travel Agencies (ASITA) Jakarta...
Terror fears a drag on arrivals into Europe
Tourists in the Sultanahmet Park, near Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey
LONGHAUL bookings into Europe have steadily declined throughout 2016 as travellers avoid the region...
Singaporean beachgoers favour overseas destinations: Expedia
SINGAPOREAN travellers are one of the world’s most likely to travel internationally to enjoy a beach holiday, coming in second only to Austrians.
According to...
Silversea Cruises names Roberto Martinoli as CEO
Silversea Cruises has appointed Roberto Martinoli as CEO effective from September 19, replacing Enzo Visone.
Martinoli has been a board member with Silversea since 2013...
Cloud passport in the works for ASEAN nations
Faisal Ariff
MALAYSIAN startup BorderPass is set to launch a pilot test at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) which allows travellers to pre-clear the immigration...
Myanmar agents grapple with slowdown in arrivals
Shwedagon Pagoda
TRAVEL agents in Myanmar are concerned about flatlining arrival numbers after experiencing a boom in recent years.
Figures from the Ministry of Hotels and...
Qantas adds new codeshare services with Jet Airways
AUSTRALIA’s flag carrier is adding new codeshare services with India’s Jet Airways from key gateways in South-east Asia and North Asia.
Jet Airways flights between...
China is world’s first trillion dollar aviation market: Boeing
CHINA is expected to place orders for 6,810 new airplanes with an estimated value of US$1.025 trillion over the next 20 years.
According to Boeing’s...
Switzerland looks to South-east Asia for continued growth
(From left) JP Cabalza, managing director, Cencorp Travel; Edwin Villanueva, general manager, Light Miles Travel; Tanja Dubas, head of sales and marketing, Lausanne Tourism and Convention...
