Trade welcomes cleanup of Cambodia’s Sihanoukville coast
A beach in Sihanoukville
TRADE members in Cambodia are upbeat about upcoming plans to “beautify” the Sihanoukville coast despite controversy surrounding the development.
While the Coastal Management...
Hong Kong Airlines to fly to Osaka
HONG Kong Airlines is set to launch daily flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Osaka’s Kansai Airport beginning July 15.
The schedule is as...
ANA calls for inflight volunteer doctors
PHYSICIANS willing to assist during an emergency aboard flights operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA) can soon do so in a more efficient manner.
ANA...
Sharing economy should be embraced with caution
UNWTO secretary-general, Taleb Rifai
EMERGING business models in travel should not be stifled, but fully embraced, a panel organised by the UNWTO agreed, albeit not...
China’s HNA takes 13% stake in Virgin Australia
HNA Aviation Group, a division of HNA Group, has taken a shareholding of approximately 13 per cent in Virgin Australia Group as part of...
Less Singapore outbound as spending power declines
Singapore Changi Airport
OUTBOUND traffic from Singapore shrank 1.3 per cent in the first five months of 2016 compared to the same period last year.
According...
Cambodia’s top markets get better visa facilities
TOURISM industry leaders in Cambodia have welcomed a move by the Ministry of Tourism last month that will allow Chinese, South Korean and Japanese...
New small airplane service takes off in Chiang Mai
SMALL airplane operator Budget Lines took off in Chiang Mai earlier this month, offering private air taxi and charter services for tourists and businesses...
Aviareps forms new GSA entity in Malaysia
(From left): Kevin Ong, general manager, Aviareps Malaysia; Wilson Tay, managing director, GATS; Michael Gaebler, chairman and CEO, Aviareps; and Lum Khee Fah, director,...
HRS expands into Australia with Lido Group investment
(From left): Brian Bridgewood, founder of The Lido Group; Tobias Ragge, CEO of HRS; Steve Mackenzie, CEO of The Lido Group
CORPORATE hotel booking platform HRS has...
