Aviation roundup: Air New Zealand, AirAsia and more
Here’s our weekly roundup of new air routes.
‘Cesspool’ label a wake-up call for Boracay to clean up its...
A six-month resuscitation effort has begun on Boracay, after the tourist hotspot was recently described by the Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte as a "cesspool"...
Budget carriers are now in for the long haul
LCCs have revolutionised the regional aviation landscape in the last two decades, and now industry experts are expecting the arrival of budget airlines on...
First Avani+ to rise in Luang Prabang
Avani Hotels & Resorts is introducing a brand extension, Avani+, which will debut in Luang Prabang on March 1, 2018.
Thai Airways back in red as passenger yields dip
Thai Airways International (THAI) and its subsidiaries posted a 29.8 per cent decline in operating profit to 2.9 billion baht (US$91 million), blaming an increase...
MATTA throws support behind Visit Malaysia Year 2020
The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) has set up a working committee to lend greater focus and momentum in line with...
Smart hotels on the rise in Singapore
Recent initiatives by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) are spurring technology take-up in the hospitality sector at an unprecedented rate, with hotels in the...
Philippines pushes harder for Chinese visitors
Never mind that it missed the one million mark for Chinese tourist arrivals in 2017, the Philppines' Department of Tourism (DOT) is raising the...
Bangkok Airways unveils plans for growth as it turns 50
In its 50th year anniversary, Bangkok Airways will continue to focus on growing its Asian network while reaching out to new target markets around...
CapitaLand touts Chongqing ‘crown jewel’ – a 300m skybridge
In what CapitaLand hails as an engineering and architectural feat, Raffles City Chongqing's 300m-long "horizontal skyscraper", perched 400m above sea level, is set to...
