Scott Dunn ups Asia presence with Country Holidays acquisition
Luxury tour operator Scott Dunn has acquired Singapore-based tailor-made travel specialist Country Holidays as it pursues a global expansion plan.
Over the next 12 months,...
AirAsia Philippines eyes millennial demand with maiden Indonesia service
AirAsia Philippines has launched its first services to Indonesia as part of its South-east Asian network expansion plans, eager to tap outbound demand from...
Johor Bahru gets new indoor theme park
A new indoor theme park – said to be the largest in Malaysia – has opened within the upcoming Capital City shopping and entertainment...
CLIA to dish out tips on selling cruises at SATTE
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Asia will offer cruise sales training to Indian travel agents during its inaugural participation in SATTE 2018, taking place...
Dwindling Indian arrivals into Malaysia worries trade
Arrivals from India to Malaysia are continuing on the downward trend that began since 2015, despite Malaysian-based airlines adding routes to India in recent...
For Thailand, a ‘Go Local’ move to spread tourism benefits
The Thai government has approved a series of tax deduction measures to promote seminars, leisure travel and MICE events in 55 second-tier tourist provinces...
China suspends Marriott’s website over geography gaffe
Marriott recently caused an outrage in China when it was discovered that it had listed Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan as separate countries,...
Asia’s mountain tourism should target adventurous millennials: GlobalData
With the rapid growth in popularity of "transformative travel" in 2017, mountaineering is now presenting greater opportunities for tourism growth in Asia’s mountainous regions,...
Uber hitches ride with AirAsia to offer ground transfers
Ride-sharing app Uber has recently entered into a partnership with AirAsia to work together across 52 cities in 16 markets across Asia-Pacific and the...
Philippines raises Mayon volcano alert amid eruption fears
The Philippines yesterday raised the alert level on Mayon Volcano to level three, indicating that the volcano is exhibiting “relatively high unrest” with “hazardous...
