Tourism unaffected as MERS sparks concerns in Thailand
INBOUND agencies in Thailand are seeing no discernible impact on either arrival numbers or bookings following reports that the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)...
Amadeus integrates air, ground booking display
AMADEUS and content aggregator AccesRail have extended their partnership and now allows bookings of flight and ground transportation from a single screen with its...
Thailand hotel occupancy rates reach new heights
(From left) Jesper Palmqvist, area director Asia-Pacific, STR Global; Clarence Tan, senior vice president Asia, Middle East and Africa, InterContinental Hotel Group; and Kenneth...
CWT makes three key appointments
CARLSON Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has made three key appointments to its executive team, effective from February 1, 2016.
CWT’s current president for Europe, Middle East...
New unified cruise brand for ASEAN region
ASEAN member countries are collaborating on a new brand – Cruise South-east Asia – aimed at promoting the region as one unified cruising destination.
The...
Hong Kong arrivals slip 1.7 per cent in 2015
ARRIVALS in Hong Kong dwindled last year, dropping 1.7 per cent for the January-November block compared to the same period in 2014.
The mainland Chinese...
Disruptive technologies pose no threat to Thai hotels
WHILE disruptive technologies from the likes of Agoda and Airbnb have created headwinds for the US and western European hotels in recent years, Thailand’s...
Ecotourism summit debuts in Malaysia
THE first Malaysia Ecotourism Summit and the 6th World Ecotourism Conference, expected to draw participation from 100 delegates to Mulu Marriott Resort and Spa...
JAL, ANA consider abolishing fuel surcharges
TWO of Japan’s major airlines will likely decide to abolish fuel surcharges in February on the back of plunging oil prices.
Both Japan Airlines (JAL)...
One Farrer builds art haven status
THE Singapore Art Week may have ended yesterday but the art party continues with The Farrer Park Company launching this Wednesday a 240-page book...
