Rainy season closure for 66 national parks in Thailand
Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has started its annual seasonal closure of 66 out of 147 national parks throughout...
WTTC Global Summit says hola again to Spain in 2019
WTTC Global Summit will take place in Seville, Spain on April 3-4, 2019, returning to Europe for the first time since its 2015 edition...
AccorHotels ties up with Ctrip to better serve Chinese travellers
Ctrip.com International has entered into a MoU with AccorHotels to embark on a deeper cooperation between both companies to "greatly enhance the growing Chinese travellers’...
Airbnb to promote ‘healthy tourism’, enlists Taleb Rifai and David Scowsill...
Airbnb has launched the Office of Healthy Tourism, an initiative to drive local, authentic and sustainable tourism in countries and cities across the globe.
In...
Malaysia still a sought after destination for Indonesian travellers
The demand to visit Malaysia among Indonesian travellers continues to grow despite competition from other regional destinations, driven by what outbound agents say is...
Madhouse releases DIY platform for targeted Chinese mobile ads
China-based mobile advertisement platform company Madhouse has released a paid platform that allows companies to time and broadcast their own advertisements targeted at Chinese...
After having Blu, Cebu will soon see Red
Radisson Hotel Group has announced the signing of a new property, Radisson Red Mandaue in Mandaue City, Cebu.
Scheduled to open in 4Q2021, Radisson Red...
Indonesia to turn former mine areas into tourism destinations
The Indonesian government is breathing new life into Tanjung Gunung and Sungailiat by declaring these former mining areas on the eastern coast of Sumatra's...
Reinventing existing travel products key to engaging ‘Experience Generation’
In order to improve relationships with travellers, companies should strive to understand data about their target markets and reconsider their traditional products, urged speakers...
Short-term condo rentals could soon be allowed in Singapore
Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) have launched a public consultation exercise on a proposed regulatory framework for the use of private residential properties as...
