Philippine travel trade resilient after Davao bombing
LAST Friday’s bombing in Davao’s Roxas night market is an isolated case and the destination – which has carved a reputation as one of...
Cruise booking portal Halong Hub goes live
A WEBSITE dedicated to cruises on Vietnam’s Halong Bay has gone live.
Newly-launched Halong Hub allows users to book cruise tours aggregated from selected cruise...
Japanese agency explores wellness tours for senior travellers
A TOUR agency in Japan has teamed up with a university to come up with tours specifically to help senior travellers improve their wellbeing...
Four Points by Sheraton plots massive growth in Indonesia
Four Points by Sheraton Jakarta, Thamrin
FOUR Points by Sheraton, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, is expanding rapidly in Indonesia.
In just over a...
Swiss boosts seat capacity on Singapore-Zurich route
Swiss' Boeing 777-300ER
SWISS International Air Lines will be deploying the 340-seater Boeing 777-300ER – the company’s flagship aircraft – on the Singapore-Zurich route.
This is an...
HRS to open South Korea office, eyes Asia expansion
Tobias Ragge
CORPORATE travel solutions provider HRS has trained its sights on expanding further in Asia with the opening of an office in South Korea...
AirAsia’s first airport lounge opens at klia2
AIRASIA has opened its first airport transit lounge with the debut of the AirAsia Premium Red Lounge last Friday at klia2.
The 24-hour lounge service...
Qatar partners VFS Global to launch improved visa processes
QATAR Airways and the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) has signed a partnership agreement with visa processing services provider VFS Global to launch a new...
Thailand confident in smashing 2016 arrival targets
Yuthasak Supasorn
DESPITE recent setbacks, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is confident that arrival targets set for this year will be surpassed.
Based on the...
ANA has pet-friendly scheduled flights in mind
THE success of a test charter flight which allowed pet dogs to travel with their owners in the cabin of an All Nippon Airways...
