EgyptAir incident raises regional business concerns
THE fate of EgyptAir flight MS804 is still uncertain, but airlines with businesses in the Middle East and Europe can already expect backlash from...
George Town Festival set to be a big tourist draw
Queen Victoria Memorial Clocktower in Georgetown, Penang
THE annual George Town Festival in Penang will take place from July 29 to August 28 this year,...
Cambodia hotels prepare to welcome more Chinese FITs
The Sun & Moon Urban Hotel
CAMBODIA’s hotels are gearing up to better cater to the surge in Chinese tourists, especially FITs, to the country.
According...
Lion Air, Indonesia AirAsia ground operators suspended
INDONESIA’s civil aviation authority has frozen ground handling operations for Lion Air at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Indonesia AirAsia at Ngurah Rai International Airport...
First WTM Connect Asia takes off with big ambitions
ORGANISERS of WTM Connect Asia have unveiled plans to double participation of buyers and sellers by its next edition in 2017.
The inaugural show, which...
EgyptAir flight MS804 disappears from radar
An EgyptAir A320
AN EgyptAir flight from Paris enroute to Cairo has disappeared from radar tracking systems at 02.45 local time today.
Flight MS804, an A320,...
Dark tourism sites need to be managed with sensitivity
Auschwitz, Poland
TRAVEL to locations associated with a history of death, suffering and other instances of the macabre has become popular among tourists.
Pablo Escobar’s Medellin,...
Leicester sparks Thai outbound interest in English FC tours
Charamporn Jotikasthira (front row, fourth from left), president of Thai Airways, presented a flower bouquet to Claudio Ranieri (front row, third from left), manager...
SIA establishes holding company for Scoot and Tiger Airways
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has established a holding company to own and manage both its budget airline subsidiaries, Scoot and Tiger Airways.
The news have come...
Bulging pipelines, tight competition for Indonesia hotel sector: Horwath
A villa in Bali
THE buoyant domestic travel market will keep the hospitality sector in Indonesia afloat despite terrorism threats and uncertainties surrounding the global...
