Belitung readies for time in the international tourism spotlight
After years of receiving mostly domestic tourists, Belitung is now getting ready to make its mark in the international travel community, with its first regency tourism...
Cuba, Rwanda make their move on APAC travel market
Asia-Pacific's luxury travel markets are attracting new suppliers from non-traditional destinations, hoping to bank in on the recent interest they're seeing in their countries.
For the first...
Families of Lion Air crash victims sue Boeing
Two families of victims killed in the recent Lion Air crash are filing wrongful death lawsuits against Boeing, with attorneys alleging that the tragedy...
SilkAir to transfer routes to Scoot ahead of merger into SIA
Scoot is to take over a number of SilkAir’s routes over the next two years, ahead of the latter's merger into Singapore Airlines (SIA). Scoot...
More Korean temples open up to visitors
Since public access to South Korea's Buddhist temples opened up to promote cultural activities during the 2002 World Cup, 130 temples in the country...
Absolute Hotel Services brings U to Koh Samui
Thailand's Koh Samui is set to have its first U Hotels & Resorts in late 2020.
Langkawi Development Authority chief ending tenure on a high note
Azizan Noordin will step down as CEO of Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) on November 30, with industry members of the opinion that the Malaysian...
Small towns to crown Taiwan’s tourism campaign in 2019
After a year of promoting Taiwan’s islands under the Bay Tourism theme, the Taiwan Tourism Bureau (TTB) has announced that small towns will be...
Lonely pyramids no more
As Egypt’s tourism sector picks up in the wake of recent revolutions, inbound players are reaching out to Asia in hopes that tourism arrivals...
UNWTO in tourism partnership with Pokemon Go creators
UNWTO has partnered Niantic – the real-world games developer that created Pokemon Go and Ingress Prime – to enhance global tourism through mobile augmented...
