Over 60,000 expected to attend Langkawi laksa carnival
Laksa dish from Langkawi International Laksa Carnival 2015
THE Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) hopes to grow gastronomic tourism in Langkawi through its homegrown Laksa Carnival this...
New tourism authority and connections for Lake Toba
Lake Toba
GARUDA Indonesia has launched the Jakarta-Silangit route via Pinangsori as part of ongoing route expansion plans and in support of Indonesia’s efforts to...
Malaysia, Singapore remain world’s most Muslim-friendly destinations
Al Meroz Hotel Bangkok
THE nations of Malaysia and Singapore have once again claimed top spots in the annual MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI),...
HRS enters meetings sector with Meetago partnership
Todd Arthur, managing director APAC, HRS
CORPORATE hotel booking platform HRS is set to offer meeting planners in Asia-Pacific its global events space inventory, a...
CS Travel license suspended for a month
Screenshot of CS Travel's website on March 23
SINGAPORE-BASED CS Travel (CST) has been suspended from carrying on the business of a travel agent from...
Amadeus rolls out airport taxi booking service
AIRPORT taxis will soon be available globally on Amadeus booking solutions in partnership with Dutch-based company Taxi Tender, allowing travellers to pre-arrange taxi pick-ups...
Myanmar gets its first contactless travel prepaid card
MASTERCARD in collaboration with Co-operative Bank (CB Bank) have launched a contactless travel prepaid card for Myanmar’s citizens, the first of its kind in...
Tourism contributes US$7.2 trillion to global economy in 2015
ACCORDING to the annual Economic Impact Report 2016 by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the tourism sector added 7.2 million jobs to...
Indonesia grants Australians visa-free access
INDONESIA has finally decided to grant Australia’s travellers visa-free facilities despite the unlikelihood Indonesian passport holders will get the same treatment from the Australian...
World tourism bodies stand in solidarity with Belgium
Exterior of Brussels Airport after the bombing. Credit: @News_Executive
TOURISM organisations worldwide have swiftly shown their support for those affected by the bombings in Brussels...
