Airbnb for the disabled to offer Carlson Rezidor properties
CARLSON Rezidor Hotel Group has partnered with Accomable to distribute their inventory on the online platform.
Accomable is a sharing economy accommodations provider catered to...
Storm hits Hokkaido after typhoon rips through Tokyo
Narita International Airport
A POWERFUL storm has made landfall in Hokkaido, triggering warnings of floods, landslides and waves in Japan’s northernmost prefecture.
Before hitting Hokkaido’s southern...
Global travel to grow despite terrorism, economic challenges: WTTC
THE GDP of the global travel industry is predicted to continue to register strong growth despite the surge in terror attacks and headwinds coming...
BLTM 2016 sees strong showing from corporate, luxury buyers
THIS year’s Business and Luxury Travel Mart (BLTM), to be held from October 24-25 at the Hyatt Regency Gurgaon, will feature hundreds of buyers...
Business travel from US, Europe to Asia soars in 1H2016
CORPORATE travel from the US and Europe to Asia has seen staggering growth so far this year, according to latest findings by business airliner...
New Philippine tourism secretary conducts ‘reality check’
Wanda Tulfo Teo
THE first order of business for the Philippines’ newly appointed Department of Tourism (DoT) secretary are housekeeping matters affecting the daily operations...
Trade welcomes two new vocational institutes in Cambodia
TRAVEL industry players have welcomed a government initiative to create more tourism vocational training centres in Cambodia.
In a bid to improve hospitality service standards...
Thailand to double visa-on-arrival fees next month
VISITORS to Thailand will need to pay increased visa-on-arrival fees starting September 27.
The fee currently costs 1,000 baht (US$28.8) and will be doubled to...
South Korean travellers shun Europe as threats mount
Incheon International Airport
SOUTH Korean tourists are turning their backs on Europe this year, frightened off by terrorist attacks in major cities and the attempted...
Philippines plans to integrate terminal fees with airline ticket prices
Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport
THE Philippines Department of Tourism (DoT) disclosed earlier this week that major airlines operating in the country have agreed, in...
