Changi Airport embraces WeChat Pay at 150 retail outlets
Singapore Changi Airport will soon be South-east Asia's first to accept WeChat Pay airport-wide and become the airport with the widest acceptance of the...
Auckland lifestyle precinct to get first upper-tier hotel
Britomart in Auckland, New Zealand is expected to become more appealing to overnight visitors when a TFE Hotels-managed property opens in 2020 to fill...
A marriage proposal around the moon for US$145 million
"Love you to the moon and back" could soon be way more than a simple declaration of love, with a French marriage proposal company...
Travellers continue visiting Philippines despite Boracay’s closure
The impact of Boracay’s temporary closure is not as widespread as anticipated, with foreign arrivals to the Philippines still increasing and filling up other...
Chinese travellers show bigger appetite for food tourism in SE Asia
Gastronomy has been identified as a key focus for the Tourism of Thailand (TAT) as part of its Open to the New Shades campaign,...
Phuket Hotels Association partners US Embassy to eliminate single-use plastics
The Phuket Hotels Association (PHA) has joined forces with the US Embassy Science Fellowship Program to tackle the critical issue of waste management in...
Asiatravel says it can weather the storm
Asiatravel.com Holdings (Asiatravel) believes there is a turnaround opportunity for the company and assures creditors it is committed to settling its debts when the sources...
Secondary destinations take spotlight in TAT’s 2019 action plan
Driving visitor flows to provinces with less than four million annual trips and alleviating the negative impacts of tourism will be key challenges that...
Tencent’s tourism foray kicks into high gear
Chinese Internet giant and owner of WeChat, Tencent, is continuing to make inroads into tourism by partnering with various global tourism boards and cruise...
Livn now distributing in-destination products to travel networking app
Livn, an aggregator of tours, activities and attractions, has further expanded its distribution network with its latest partnership with the Travello traveller networking app.
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