Meeting venues need to keep up with the times: PCMA
Deborah Sexton, president and CEO, PCMA
CONFERENCE venues are urged to be flexible and adapt to the evolving needs of today’s clients in the meetings...
Malaysian travel merchants given platform to sell products on Alitrip
TRAVEL merchants from Malaysia can sell and market their products and services directly to Chinese travellers through the Malaysia Tourism Pavilion (MTP) on Alitrip...
Sri Lanka to end controversial minimum room rates policy
An aerial view of Colombo
AUTHORITIES in Sri Lanka decided yesterday to terminate the controversial minimum hotel room rates policy enforced many years ago to...
Asia swipes half of UNESCO’s 2016 World Heritage sites
Western Tien-Shan mountains
ASIA is now home to half of UNESCO’s newly-inscribed sites, according to a recently-released list by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Some of...
Accor in talks to buy concierge services provider John Paul
ACCORHOTELS has begun exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of private concierge services provider John Paul.
Accor revealed in a statement earlier this week that they...
World Animal Protection calls for end to tiger entertainment venues
NON-PROFIT organisation World Animal Protection is calling on governments to investigate and close down venues that use tigers for entertainment and for travel companies...
LCC Eastar Jet is newest U-Fly Alliance member
(From left) Ding Yong Zheng, board director of U-FLY Alliance; Andrew Cowen, CEO of U-Fly Alliance; Jimmy Ma, board chairman & director of U-Fly Alliance;...
Philippine tourism budget up 44 per cent from 2015
El Nido, Palawan
THE Philippines’ newly-appointed tourism secretary Wanda Teo has vowed to efficiently utilise the resources given to her for the promotion and development...
AirAsia warns of online scam offering free flights
Screenshot of the online survey scam
A SURVEY circulating online via social media promising free AirAsia tickets is a hoax, warned the Malaysian budget carrier...
Agency rides on Pokémon Go craze with Poké itinerary
AUSSIE tour operator Geckos Adventures has taken the Pokémon Go craze to the next level by launching a worldwide trip to catch ‘em all.
The...
