China eases travel for growing inbound market
China’s National Immigration Administration recorded 45.9 million border crossings by foreigners in 1H2026, up 20.6 per cent year-on-year, according to Chinese state media Zhejiang...
Malaysian travellers rewrite the rules of outbound travel
AI, visa-free travel and higher airfares are changing how Malaysians travel overseas and reshaping the role of outbound travel agencies, as travellers become more...
Palladium Hotel Group enters Vietnam with two luxury hotel projects
Palladium Hotel Group is expanding into Vietnam with two hotel projects and the establishment of its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Spanish...
Plaza Premium Group, HeyMax team up to boost loyalty rewards
Plaza Premium Group (PPG) has partnered with Singapore-based loyalty and travel rewards platform HeyMax to expand the reach of its Smart Traveller digital rewards...
Cruise industry calls for certainty to keep Australia competitive
Australia's cruise industry is warning that the country needs to move faster to provide regulatory certainty or risk losing competitiveness for future cruise deployments,...
Hong Kong rolls out new global tourism campaign across 22 markets
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has unveiled a new global tourism campaign, Only in Hong Kong, across 22 source markets as it seeks...
Songkhla serves up new gastronomy tourism campaign
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Thailand Gastronomy Network and HUG – Hatyai University Gastronomy Lab will launch a new campaign to position Songkhla...
Sentosa breaks ground on Asia’s first climate adaptation hub
Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) has broken ground on Asia’s first experiential climate adaptation hub as part of a three-year partnership with the Ministry of...
Hotel Okura plans 2028 debut in Türkiye’s Cappadocia
Hotel Okura Co. will open Hotel Okura Thermal Resort & Spa Cappadocia in Türkiye in 2028, marking the Japanese hotel operator’s entry into the...
Sports, entertainment build tourism advantage: industry speakers
Resorts, attractions and destination managers speaking at the Southeast Asia Business Events Forum on July 29 agreed that the right blend of entertainment and...
