New awards lend power to homestay experiences
THE inaugural ASEAN Homestay Standards Award to be presented this Friday will honour 40 quality homestay operators from South-east Asia who will be able...
ASEANTA aligns itself for global impact
ASEANTA, which is expected to play a bigger role in the AEC, has mapped out several initiatives, including having a wider membership base and...
SIA first to operate international flights from Canberra
FROM September 2016, pending regulatory approval, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will ply the Canberra-Singapore and Canberra-Wellington routes four times weekly each, making it the first...
Halal tourism gets wider push in South-east Asia
AS THE Muslim travel market becomes a growing force worldwide, ASEAN countries are developing new strategic directions in a bid to wrestle a bigger...
Chinese FITs travelling more to lesser known locales
ONLINE travel portal Agoda has seen a significant increase in bookings to off the beaten path destinations by independent Chinese travellers using their platform.
The...
Singapore, Japan join hands to drive mutual growth
THE Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) freshly inked a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) yesterday to drive greater tourism...
Planning for ASEAN’s 50th birthday
HAVING implemented the ASEAN Economic Community in December 2015, the regional bloc is now looking forward to commemorate yet another milestone – its 50th...
Cathay Pacific to lower agent’s commission
STARTING April 1, Cathay Pacific will cut ticketing commission from five to three percent. While the application is still pending approval, travel agents in...
ASEAN open skies impeded by limited landing slots
THE ASEAN community’s dream of a single aviation market, which was expected to come true at the end of 2015, remains unfulfilled as not...
ASEAN tourism heads consider next steps
THE formal establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) on December 31, 2015 marked a major milestone in the region, but several issues still...
