Costa orders two China-bound ships
COSTA Group has placed a more than 6 billion euros (US$6.8 billion) order with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for two new ships.
The 135,500-ton ships, with...
Star Wars invades Legoland Malaysia Resort
Lego Darth Vader at Lego Singapore's office
IN recognition of Star Wars Day on May 4, Legoland Malaysia Resort in collaboration with the Lego Group...
Japan faces room shortage as arrivals soar
Tokyo
THE Japanese government may have plans to attract 40 million foreign visitors a year by 2020, but travel companies are concerned about the lack...
Philippines banks on charter flights to lift China arrivals
THE Philippine Department of Tourism (DoT) is hoping to grow Chinese incentive arrivals by encouraging the creation of more charter flights from China.
Hundreds of...
CSR, unique stays top Chinese incentives requirements
SITE’s Alicia Yao (far left) and Incentive Research Foundation’s Joost De Meyer share what’s trending in the Chinese incentive market at yesterday’s Spotlight on...
IATA board recommends de Juniac as new chief
Alexandre de Juniac, likely successor to Tony Tyler as director general and CEO of IATA
THE IATA board of governors has decided to recommend Alexandre...
Vietnam’s golf capital lands direct flights from Bangkok
FROM May 25, Bangkok Airways will launch direct flights from Thailand’s capital to the city of Danang, Vietnam’s gateway to some of the country’s...
Bigger budget, more challenging targets for Indonesia MICE
The Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) building
INDONESIA’s tourism minister Arief Yahya has listed a set of goals for the new Indonesia Convention and Exhibition Bureau...
Emirates, Malaysia Airlines enhance codeshare agreement
EMIRATES and Malaysia Airlines have unveiled new routes as part of their codeshare agreement, providing passengers with more convenient connections and greater opportunities for...
Strong greenback, local economy spur US travel to Asia
SINGAPORE welcomed a record 500,000 US travellers in 2015 and the US market grew three per cent last year, according to the New York...
