Mount Merapi’s eruption prompts airport closure; businesses undisrupted
Adi Soemarmo International Airport in Surakarta (Solo), Central Java, was temporarily closed following yesterday's eruption of Mount Merapi, which stands on the border of...
Vistara strengthens partnership with Sabre
Indian carrier Vistara has signed a new deal with Sabre Corporation which will enable the airline to boost its ties with partner airlines and...
Taxi-hailing app inDriver rides into Phuket
International online ride-hailing service, inDriver, which is headquartered in Mountain View, California, has launched in Phuket.
Unlike other ride-hailing services, for inDriver, drivers are not...
Indonesians march on with travel plans
The surge in the number of Covid-19 cases worldwide and in Asia has not hurt the confidence of a segment of Indonesian travellers who...
IATA requests global suspension of slot rules to ease burden on...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is contacting aviation regulators worldwide to request that the rules governing use of airport slots be suspended immediately...
PATA Annual Summit 2020 cancelled
The PATA Annual Summit 2020, which was slated to take place in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates from March 31 to April 3,...
Maiden Centara hotel to arrive on Cha Am’s shores
Centara Hotels & Resorts and Hua Hin Pearl Resort Company has signed a hotel management agreement for Centra by Centara Cha Am Beach Resort...
Malaysia Airlines ties up with Travelport
Malaysia Airlines has signed a new multi-year content agreement with Travelport, which will give more than 68,000 agencies servicing hundreds of millions of travellers...
Accor to bring SO/ brand to Australia come 2023
Accor will be debuting its SO/Hotels & Resorts luxury brand in Australia with a new Melbourne property slated to open in 2023.
Positioned on the...
Hokkaido enters state of emergency as Covid-19 threat rises
Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido has declared a state of emergency on Friday (February 28) following the rise in the number of Covid-19 cases.
"Hokkaido...
