WTTC calls for entries for Tourism for Tomorrow Awards 2017
THE World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is calling all travel and tourism businesses to present their sustainable initiatives for the Tourism for Tomorrow...
Alexandre de Juniac begins work as IATA chief
Alexandre de Juniac
CHAIRMAN and CEO of Air France-KLM, Alexandre de Juniac, has officially taken office as director general and CEO of IATA, succeeding Tony...
Hope for minimal impact on tourism amid Zika fears in Singapore
A GROWING number of countries worldwide are issuing travel advisories to Singapore as cases of Zika infection in the city-state climbed to 115 (as...
BeMyGuest opens first China office in Hangzhou
ACTIVITIES, tours and attractions provider BeMyGuest has opened an office in Hangzhou, China as part of expansion plans in the market.
Headed by general manager...
Hertz debuts loyalty programme in four Asian markets
HERTZ has launched the Hertz Gold Plus Rewards loyalty programme in China, Singapore, Japan and South Korea, allowing users in those markets to earn...
Online sales overtake agency sales for Best Western
Best Western Cebu Sand Bar Resort
BOOKING revenue arising from online sales channels has overtaken sales derived from traditional travel agents for the first time...
Flights, trains cancelled as typhoon batters northeast Japan
A POWERFUL typhoon has battered large parts of northeast Japan, with airlines forced to cancel more than 100 flights and operators of trains and...
The Nam Hai to become a Four Seasons hotel from December
Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai
SINGAPORE-BASED GHM (General Hotel Management) bows out proudly of The Nam Hai in Hoi An, Vietnam, as the luxury...
Travel employers offer fresh look at younger generation workers
WHILE the new generation of workers have routinely come under criticism for being coddled, idealistic and lacking in resolve, travel industry leaders in Asia-Pacific...
Thailand’s oldest travel agency sheds 80 per cent of staff
THAILAND’s oldest travel agency is shedding about 80 per cent of its staff in an overhaul its general manager says is essential for survival.
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