More direct links fuelling Cambodia’s visitor growth
Travellers at Siem Reap International Airport
CAMBODIA’s increasing air connectivity is the key driver accounting for the South-east Asian nation’s continued tourism growth, according to...
Debt-ridden SriLankan Airlines to wet lease three aircraft
SRI Lanka’s debt-ridden national carrier is offering three A330s to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) under a wet lease arrangement, officials said last week.
Sri Lanka’s...
Three Cambodia destinations eye World Heritage status
Battambang's bamboo train
A BID to add three emerging tourist destinations in Cambodia to the UNESCO World Heritage list has been welcomed by tour agents.
Detailed...
Chinese firm acquires majority stake in Abercrombie & Kent
Geoffrey Kent, founder of Abercrombie & Kent
CHINA’s Zhonghong Group has agreed to purchase a majority of the equity in luxury travel agency Abercrombie & Kent...
Aviation industry wants policymakers to better address needs
WITH global GDP generated by aviation forecasted to more than double in the next 20 years, aviation industry players are calling on policymakers to...
Kayak adds travel activities into search engine
TRAVEL metasearch engine Kayak has unveiled a search function for activities across multiple regions, aggregating tours from providers GetYourGuide and Viator.
Under the new ‘Activities’...
Skyscanner integrates flight, hotel and car bookings on mobile
SKYSCANNER has combined functions from its standalone hotels and car hire mobile apps into its existing flight app.
This saves users the additional step of...
North Korea allegedly circulating fake US bank notes
NORTH Korea has allegedly started printing counterfeit US$100 bank notes and is passing them off to travellers and in business transactions, according to media...
Insights tool lets hoteliers monitor their booking performance
HOTEL businesses in Asia can now gain access to accommodations revenue management tool OTA Insight, after Fastbooking, part of AccorHotels, signed an agreement to...
Singapore retailers use WeChat to lure more Chinese shoppers
WITH WeChat so widely used in the Chinese market, the Orchard Road Business Association (Orba) is hoping to entice more travellers from China to...
