New hotel openings: June 6 to June 10, 2016
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
The Shellsea, Thailand
Owner-operator Aonang Ville is set to open resort The Shellsea on Krabi’s Shell Fossil...
Thai B2B wholesaler wants to be ‘Makro’ of travel sector
Chakrawooth: We have 4,000 bookings on average each month
A NEW Bangkok-based travel wholesaler has set its sights on becoming the one-stop shop in the...
South Korea gets new tourism promotion facility
The Korean Culinary Centre
A NEW education and experience center in Seoul, designed to be the main tourism promotion facility for South Korea, has opened...
Seeds of new SE Asia tourism bloc planted
THE FIVE South-east Asian countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand (CLMVT) have signalled their intention to grow its clout in the region...
Strong tidal waves crash into beachfronts across Indonesia
Photo of Kuta Beach, Bali taken earlier this year
POWERFUL waves and tidal floods have hit beachfronts in Java and Bali, affecting tourist spots in...
Indian agents welcome test-run of Australian multiple-entry visas
AUSTRALIA will begin testing three-year multiple-entry visas for visitors from India, Thailand, Vietnam and Chile by July.
The trial, announced as part of the Australian...
New US$300 million cultural precinct for Australia’s Gold Coast
Artist impression of the precinct's amphitheatre
DEMOLITION works will commence on the Gold Coast’s council chambers building next week to make way for the 17ha...
Thailand contends for sports tourism heavyweight title
Thai minister of tourism and sports Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul making a speech during Thailand Travel Mart Plus 2016
SPORTS tourism is thrust into the limelight at...
Ovation of the Seas to homeport in Singapore in 2017
ROYAL Caribbean International’s newest ship, the Ovation of the Seas, will be homeporting in Singapore for a season next year, with sales channels officially...
Newsmaker: New startup bridges tourism suppliers to Chinese travellers
NEW startup WEGOGO sees huge opportunity to connect tourism suppliers outside China, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, to sophisticated Chinese tourists via WeChat, the...
