Hong Kong agencies face the wind of change
Mongkok, Hong Kong
A shifting market preference for online bookings and independent travel has significantly transformed the Hong Kong travel agency landscape, leading to a...
Singapore agents crow about robust Chinese New Year outbound demand
With the 2017 Chinese New Year celebrating the year of the rooster just around the corner, Singapore outbound agents are reporting healthy travel demand...
Tours shaken up by trips sharing economy
Masson: take a lot for new players to disrupt tour operations
Asian tour operators are reinventing tours and strengthening capabilities as bigger players like Airbnb...
Etihad’s CEO James Hogan will step down this year
James Hogan
The Etihad Aviation Group Board of Directors have announced that James Hogan will step down as president and CEO in 2H2017 after a...
Industry leaders oppose Trump’s travel ban, but no impacts on Asia...
The 90-day ban on travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries entering the US has riled the global travel community, with many industry leaders calling for...
Thai trade upbeat as key markets surpass expectations
Chinese tourists waiting for boat at Koh Larn off Pattaya coast
Thailand's tourism is expected to keep its growth momentum in 1Q2017, which industry players...
ILTM Arabia debut to co-locate with Arabian Travel Mart
To tap the increasingly affluent Arabian outbound market, International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) will debut ILTM Arabia, which will take place on April 24...
Garuda Indonesia takes flight for Moscow from August
Garuda Indonesia will launch direct thrice-weekly flights – operated with an Airbus A330-200 – from Jakarta to Moscow in August this year.
Speaking during the...
New hotel openings: February 20-24, 2017
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Sol House Bali Legian
Melia Hotels International has opened Sol House Bali Legian on the west coast...
Asia’s mature markets get marketing focus from Tourism Tasmania
Bolstered by the strong double-digit growth in arrivals from Hong Kong (35 per cent), Singapore (33 per cent) and Malaysia (65 per cent) in...
