Tourism players skip Russia, initiate support for Ukraine colleagues
As Russia's military attack on neighbour Ukraine unfolds over the weekend, tourism players around the world are reworking their operations to avoid Russia, either...
Bintan Resorts, Sriwijaya Air sign tourism cooperation agreement
Bintan Resorts and Sriwijaya Air yesterday signed an MoU in Jakarta to promote Bintan as a tourist destination, as well as to develop a...
Tourism Selangor relies on Indian trade associations to grow arrivals
Tourism Selangor, the tourism promotion agency of Selangor state in Malaysia, has formalised partnerships with three major Indian travel trade associations – Outbound Tour...
Singapore’s tourism receipts exceed target for 2023
Preliminary estimates for Singapore’s 2023 tourism performance have shown strong results in both international visitor arrivals and tourism receipts, in line with improving global...
Hotels left in the dark over Hong Kong govt’s quarantine rule...
Hong Kong's government has come under fire over its decision to shorten the quarantine period for fully vaccinated travellers arriving in the city without...
Myanmar rolls out VOA for Indian nationals
India nationals can now enter Myanmar with visa-on-arrival (VOA) at Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw International Airports, as part of the Myanmar government's...
HotelQuickly overhauls app, rejigs strategy
HAVING extended its booking window from 48 hours to seven days last year, last-minute room booking app HotelQuickly has embarked on a brand rejuvenation...
TG gains destinations from codeshare with Thai Smile
An enhanced codeshare with subsidiary THAI Smile has expanded Thai Airways International’s network to Siem Reap, Kota Kinabalu and Chittagong as well as increased...
Orbitz inventory now available on Amadeus GDS
TRAVEL agents can now get access to Orbitz Worldwide products via Amadeus’ GDS after Expedia, parent company of Orbitz, entered into a new global...
Travelport deal births first OTA for Chinese in Australasia
Travelport has partnered online travel company Tourism Integration (New Zealand) to launch feijipiao.co.nz, the first OTA dedicated to serving Chinese customers in Australasia.
The partnership allows feijipiao.co.nz access...