Tohoku increases efforts to woo Muslim visitors
To promote tourism to Tohoku, a region of Japan’s Honshu Island, Japan's Reconstruction Agency has launched a Muslim-friendly Tohoku campaign.
The campaign is aimed at...
IATA says infrastructure should be priority in Philippines, not taxes and...
IATA has called on the Philippine government to tackle the more pressing issue of airport infrastructure, and abandon proposals to increase aviation taxes in...
Yunnan cleans up its act
While an ongoing tourism industry clean-up in Yunnan has presented difficulties to tourism players used to the old ways of conducting business, they are...
Langkawi heightens courtship of European travellers
Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) is stepping up efforts to grow arrivals from Europe, which had earlier been hit by Malaysia Airlines' suspension of most...
Malaysia proffers more lesser-known destinations to Chinese visitors
Encouraged by improved air links between Malaysia and China, Tourism Malaysia is stepping up efforts to tap tourist traffic from second- and third-tier Chinese...
PayPal launches travel cancellation protection in S’pore
PayPal has partnered with Aon Singapore to offer free travel cancellation protection service to its Singapore users, its first in Asia-Pacific.
In cases when users...
Indonesia moves to dispel fears of Mt Agung
Following reports on Mt Agung eruption warnings, the Republic of Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism is stepping up to address “misinformation” that has dented tourism...
Green lane created for Singapore agents to go high tech
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is developing a “green lane” to support the industry in technology adoption.
There has been a five-fold increase in the...
Fujita Kanko forays into service apartments with Jakarta as first stop
Japan's Fujita Kanko will foray into the serviced residences business with its first property scheduled to open in Greater Jakarta's Cikarang in the fall...
APAC villa rentals a US$390 million industry: Villa-Finder.com
The Asia-Pacific villa rental segment accounts for US$390 million of the global US$120 billion vacation rental market, according to a Villa-Finder.com analysis of Airbnb listings and...
