World Rewards Solutions gets in tripartite pact to woo premium travellers
A tripartite agreement to expand reach into Asia's upscale lifestyle segment has been inked between World Rewards Solutions, Airport Made Easy and Datatrade Group,...
Alipay rolls out paperless tax refunds in South Korea
South Korea will have its first paperless mobile tax refund solution with a partnership between Alipay and Global Tax Free (GTF), a tax refund...
Selamat Hari Raya Haji!
TTG Asia will take a break on August 22, Wednesday, for the Hari Raya Haji holiday. News resumes on August 23, Thursday.
Singaporeans look farther afield for holidays and spending
Outbound travellers from Singapore are coming to tour planners with higher budgets and interest in farther-flung destinations, revealed travel agencies at the National Association...
Another strong quake jolts Lombok
Lombok was yesterday rocked by a series of earthquakes, the fourth major one in three weeks.
The first measured 6.3 on the Richter scale shortly...
TAT ramps up campaign against waste with tourism players
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched an initiative with stakeholders to cut down tourism-related waste by "up to 50 per cent" by 2020.
It...
Taiwanese hotel drops Marriott over China naming row
Marriott International, which previously suffered backlash in China for listing Chinese territories as countries, is now finding itself on the wrong side of a...
Inaugural Experiential Marketing Summit co-locates with Singapore Gifts Show
TTG Events has partnered the Marketing Institute of Singapore (MIS) to launch the first EMS Experiential Marketing Summit (EMS), taking place in conjunction with...
Singapore agencies in digital overhaul, powered by transformation programme
Four travel agencies in Singapore are making strides in their digital transformation journeys, following the conclusion of an accelerator programme that developed and tailored technology...
Alibaba pumps US$5m into Taiwan instant booking app FunNow
FunNow, an instant booking app for activities in Taiwan, has raised US$5 million in a Series A funding round led by Alibaba Entrepreneur Fund,...
