Single ASEAN visa more benefits than risks: PATA CEO
RECENT security tensions are not helping the discussion in moving forward the ASEAN single visa scheme, but PATA CEO Mario Hardy maintains his support...
There’s no stopping the Chinese traveller
CHINA’S stock markets may have crashed dramatically twice in the first week of 2016 and its economy showing continued signs of weakness, but Chinese...
Best Western upgrades loyalty programme
BEST Western Hotels & Resorts has unveiled two new membership tiers for its loyalty programme and removed expiration dates for its reward points.
With the...
Indonesia, Malaysia share strengths in halal tourism
INDONESIA and Malaysia have come together to leverage each other’s expertise in developing Muslim-friendly products to draw more Muslim travellers to both destinations.
The way...
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...
