Maafushivaru Resort joins Outrigger
Outrigger Hospitality Group has acquired the newly renovated Maafushivaru Resort in the Maldives, branding it Outrigger Maldives Maafushivaru.
The luxury resort on a private island...
Niccolo Hotel it is for iconic Murray Building Hong Kong
Murray Building
AS TIPPED by TTG Asia e-Daily on June 30, the iconic Murray Building in Hong Kong, quite possibly the last remaining prime site...
Trip.com donates one million masks
Trip.com Group will be donating one million surgical masks to support the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Led by the company's co-founder and chairman of the...
New tax to come for online hotel bookings in Sri Lanka
An aerial view of Colombo
Sri Lanka last week introduced a tax for online accommodation bookings, increased its airport embarkation tax to US$50 from the...
Muslim travel interest on the rise again
Muslim travellers looking to visit Muslim heritage sites and hidden gems as well as experience the culture and lifestyle of local Muslims are seeing...
Emergency decree lifting brings relief to Sri Lankan trade
Sri Lanka has lifted its state of emergency – imposed after the Easter Sunday bombings in April – bringing hopes to the travel trade...
Europe tops Malaysians’ longhaul holiday destination list this June
The upcoming June school holiday, which coincides with the Hari Raya festival this year, as well as the strengthening of the ringgit, is driving...
Singapore Changi Airport passenger traffic inches close to pre-pandemic levels
Singapore Changi Airport handled 58.9 million passenger movements in 2023, representing 86 per cent of the traffic recorded in 2019, with traffic in October...
Philippine agents association mulls tie-up with university to professionalise industry
The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) is planning to partner a Manila-based university or college on courses to grow the labour pool and professionalise...
New digital platform in the works for MATTA members to sell...
The Malaysian Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA) has recently signed a joint venture agreement with travel and tourism technology solutions provider, Grabini...
