Thousands of jobs saved as Hays Travel snaps up Thomas Cook...
The sale of 555 Thomas Cook UK shops to Hays Travel is a potential game-changer that could save up to 2,500 jobs.
All the Thomas...
Wildfires shut down Kawah Putih, a growing attraction in Bandung
Travel trade players are anxious that the closure of the Kawah Putih, a crater lake in Bandung, West Java, due to forest fires would...
Halal-friendly OTA rolls out DIY Umrah packages to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s historic move to offer e-visas to citizens of 49 countries globally has prompted Rihaala.com, an OTA offering halal-friendly travel content, to launch DIY...
Messe Berlin Singapore to launch Travel Tech Asia next year
Messe Berlin (Singapore) will launch the inaugural Travel Tech Asia 2020 in response to growing demand for travel technology in the Asian travel market.
The...
Aviation roundup: THAI Smile Airways, Finnair and more
Here’s our weekly roundup of new air routes and other aviation news.
Indonesia’s private sector steps up tourism investment beyond Bali
Indonesia is intensifying efforts in developing the tourism industry beyond Bali, with the government pumping investment dollars into building supporting facilities and infrastructure in...
Oyo to raise US$1.5 billion in Series F funding
Oyo Hotels & Homes will be raising US$1.5 billion in its latest funding round, of which a significant amount will go towards the company's...
Vietnam unfurls new tourism marketing campaign
A new destination marketing campaign for Vietnam will soon be launched at the upcoming World Travel Market in London to present a "fresh and...
Saudi Arabia allows unmarried foreign couples to share hotel rooms
Saudi Arabia will now allow foreign men and women to share hotel rooms without proving they are related, as part of the government's push...
Spike in assistance requests for airline passengers with special needs following...
Requests for assistance for airline passengers with intellectual disabilities have nearly doubled since Travelport rolled out a global campaign to raise awareness of a...
