It’s goodbye Priceline Group, hello Booking Holdings
The Priceline Group is changing its name to Booking Holdings to better reflect its growing brand portfolio and to acknowledge the significance of its Booking.com service,...
Hong Kong travel agents gain insight into cruising opportunities in Asia
Fifty travel agents from across Hong Kong joined a Cruise Holiday Selling Workshop last week, which gave them detailed insight into the cruise sector’s...
Announcement of new Singapore tourism chief imminent
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is expected to announce a new CEO shortly as the current chief, Lionel Yeo, is reaching the end of...
Trade worries new departure tax would hurt Malaysia’s attractiveness
An air departure tax that will soon be imposed in Malaysia has industry members questioning the timeliness of the new regulation, which comes at...
Sentosa courts Chinese tourists amid major transformation
Singapore's Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) is intensifying efforts to woo more tourists from China as the destination welcomes a series of new developments promising...
Malta taps Man Utd’s star power in Asia-targeted marketing efforts
Malta's tourism arrivals have traditionally been dominated by European markets, with the UK, Germany and Italy as the forerunners. However, recent economic and political...
Another agency in Singapore suspended
Singapore's Asian Travels Network has been suspended from conducting travel agent activities from April 4, 2019 until further notice, in accordance with the Travel...
Hong Kong tour agency debuts Asia’s first real-time cruise booking platform
Goldjoy Travel, an outbound tour agency in Hong Kong, has launched a direct cruise online booking platform, in partnership with two of Genting Hong...
Bintan Resorts, Sriwijaya Air sign tourism cooperation agreement
Bintan Resorts and Sriwijaya Air yesterday signed an MoU in Jakarta to promote Bintan as a tourist destination, as well as to develop a...
Singapore agents warm up to LCCs
With an increasing number of LCCs jetting to longhaul destinations, travel agents in Singapore are now open to working with these budget flight options.
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