Indian operators up in arms against OTA pricing policies
MORE than 1,000 tour agents, transport operators and hoteliers held a protest late last week at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi against what they...
Trade expects UK arrivals to benefit from Brexit
MARKETS may still be volatile following the affirmative Brexit vote on June 23, but industry experts are already projecting uplifts for the UK’s inbound...
Laurens van den Oever named CMO of ForwardKeys
LAURENS van den Oever will fill the role of chief marketing officer of travel intelligence company ForwardKeys starting August 1, 2016.
Van den Oever, who...
First Poland-Indonesia direct air link established
LOT Polish Airlines launched a chartered service between Warsaw and Denpasar, Bali on June 23, marking the first direct service between Poland and Indonesia.
The...
China Airlines reimburses passengers after crew strike
PASSENGERS affected by a strike organised by China Airlines’ (CAL) flight attendants from June 24-26 will be reimbursed by the carrier for the inconveniences...
After visa pact, Myanmar agents form more Singapore packages
Groups of tourists pose before the Marina Bay skyline in Singapore
OUTBOUND tour operators in Myanmar are planning to add more Singapore packages in anticipation...
Deal Travel agent licence suspended indefinitely
THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has suspended the travel agent licence of Deal Travel, effective since June 4 till further notice.
STB stated that the...
SIA plane catches fire after making emergency landing
Right wing of SQ368 on fire after emergency landing. Photo: Lee Bee Yee
A SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) flight enroute to Milan from Singapore this morning...
Grab and Lyft integrate their ride-sharing platforms
PRIVATE car hire companies Grab and Lyft have joined forces to integrate each other’s platforms into their own, granting users access to a combined...
New hotel openings: June 20 to 24, 2016
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Pan Pacific Hanoi
Pan Pacific Hotels Group (PPHG) is set to debut the Pan Pacific brand in...
