Healthcare-hospitality complex Connexion opens it doors
LEADING the way in the region’s medical tourism scene, Farrer Park Hospital, part of Singapore’s first fully-integrated healthcare-hospitality Connexion complex, made its grand opening...
China surpasses India as Sri Lanka’s top source market
CHINA overtook India as the leading source market for visitors to Sri Lanka last month, with arrivals up 48.5 per cent to 58,269 in...
Hong Kong, Taiwan jointly promote to US travellers
(From left) Director of HKTB US, Bill Flora; executive director of HKTB, Anthony Lau; chairman of HKTB, Peter Lam; deputy director-general of TTB, Wayne...
Airport capacity limiting Asia arrivals growth
THE expected surge in travellers to the Asia-Pacific over the next 20 years may fail to materialise unless governments quickly address the issue of...
New portal connects Muslim travellers with halal products
Tripfez founder and CEO, Faeez Fadhlillah
TRIPFEZ, a new B2C travel booking engine dedicated to the Muslim travel market, was launched last week at ITB...
TAT to open office in Prague
Yuthasak Supasorn, Tourism Authority of Thailand governor
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is scheduled to open an office in the Czech Republic capital of Prague...
Extra public holidays to spur Thai domestic travel
Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, Minister of Tourim & Sports of Thailand
PLANS by the Thai government to introduce extra public holidays in May and July this year...
Massive expansion enroute for Boracay Airport
Boracay Airport can only handle low-capacity aircrafts at present
INCREASED capacity, better accessibility and reduced airfares to some of the world’s most popular beaches are...
Paris sends largest sales mission to SE Asia to date
THE Paris Convention & Visitors Bureau (PCVB) is on its fourth sales mission to South-east Asia with 18 participating exhibitors, the largest delegation to...
Travel start-ups get plenty of love from GDSs
GDSs are increasingly investing into start-ups with an aim to groom a new generation of travel technology innovators and to diversify their business spectrum.
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