WIT Startup Pitch Japan & North Asia 2018 now open for...
Web in Travel (WIT) has teamed up with Phocuswright in search for two Asia-Pacific travel innovators to help fast-track their business ideas into successful...
Two-month closure of Boracay threatens livelihoods, decries trade
The Philippine travel trade is opposing government plans to temporarily close Boracay to tourism as it undergoes rehabilitation from severe environmental degradation caused by...
Affordable fares, love for experiences drive Indonesians’ travel spend
Indonesia's tourism has steadily risen to become an impressive growth sector, with expenditure for both outbound and domestic trips growing by 10 per cent...
STB, CLIA seals three-year partnership to ramp up ASEAN cruising
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) yesterday announced a new three-year partnership that is aimed at developing the fast-growing...
Switzerland partners WebBeds APAC to boost summertime bookings
As part of a partnership with Switzerland Tourism, B2B travel distributor WebBeds Asia Pacific is extending rewards – from bonus points to the chance...
Carlson Rezidor now Radisson Hotel Group, launches premium lifestyle collection
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has rebranded to Radisson Hotel Group with immediate effect, announced the company at the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) in...
Melbourne Airport to get dual-brand Accor hotel
Melbourne Airport is teaming up with AccorHotels to build a 464-room hotel operating under the three-star ibis Styles and four-star Novotel brands in the...
Hua Hin feels winds of change with new international air link
Hopes are high that Thailand’s oldest beach town, Hua Hin, will soon become a bigger draw for overseas visitors as it gets a much-anticipated...
Thailand’s Singha Estate snaps up six Outrigger resorts for US$250mn
Singha Estate, the property arm of Thai beer company Boon Rawd Brewery, last week announced it will buy six hotels across four countries from...
Fukushima tourism finally rebounds from 2010’s triple disasters
Nearly seven years after the triple disasters of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown virtually crippled Fukushima’s tourism industry, the number of foreign overnight travellers...
