Philippines exceeds international arrival target, promotes golf tourism in country
The Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DoT) has announced that the country has breached its target of 4.8 million international visitor arrivals before year end.
Tourism...
Via.com expands into Malaysia
India-based Ebixcash Travel Services' online travel platform Via.com has expanded into Malaysia through the recent appointment of B2B wholesaler, Universal Holidays Travel and Tourism, as its...
Investors banking on sustainable tourism to attract visitors
Investors are putting their money on sustainable travel opportunities in keeping with shifting consumer and industry trends, it transpired at the recent WTTC 21st...
Crowne Plaza grows into Penang and Rajasthan
IHG Hotels & Resorts signs off two management contracts this week that will see it bring the first Crowne Plaza brand to Penang, Malaysia...
Philippines to showcase diving offerings at ADEX 2023
The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines will be participating in this year’s Asia Diving Expo (ADEX) 2023, to be held at the Sands Expo...
Meeting venues need to keep up with the times: PCMA
Deborah Sexton, president and CEO, PCMA
CONFERENCE venues are urged to be flexible and adapt to the evolving needs of today’s clients in the meetings...
Agencies in Japan up the sell using virtual reality
Travel businesses in Japan are embracing virtual reality as a means to increase sales and to upsell.
From November, travel agency HIS will begin offering...
New hotel openings: January 30 – February 3, 2017
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Crowne Plaza Vientiane
InterContinental Hotels Group’s first property in Laos, the 197-room Crowne Plaza Vientiane has opened...
Aviareps appointed as Deutsche Hospitality’s SE Asia sales rep
German luxury hotel chain Deutsche Hospitality has appointed Aviareps its representative in Singapore to head sales activities in the country as well as Malaysia...
Air NZ unveils lie-flat beds in economy class
Air New Zealand (Air NZ) has introduced a new lie-flat prototype sleep product, dubbed Economy Skynest, which features six full-length lie-flat sleeping pods in...
