Tag: PATA Travel Mart
Immersive, community-based tourism takes off, but marketing challenges remain
WITH the rise of community-based tourism projects across Asia, the spotlight has now turned to how best to market them in order to generate...
Six Senses’ first Chinese property stirs strong advance interest
SIX Senses Qing Cheng Mountain, an upcoming all-suite resort in Chengdu, has attracted steady interest from both domestic and international travellers ahead of its...
Tour prices up with launch of China’s anti-zero-fare tour laws
CHINA'S new tourism laws, specifically those that prohibit travel agencies from luring tourists with programmes that are priced unreasonably low and getting illegitimate gains...
PATA Micronesia Chapter gets active once more
PATA Micronesia Chapter, which was established in 1986, has revitalised efforts in developing the region's tourism sector, with a flurry of new initiatives launched...
Cruise sweeps tide of change into PNG province
INHABITANTS of Papua New Guinea's (PNG) Miline Bay are “working round the clock” to welcome P&O Cruises' maiden sailing there this November, which will...
Chengdu boosts destination marketing with partnerships
CHENGDU Cultural Tourism Group (CDCTG) has signed a three-year strategic memorandum for cooperation with Ctrip, Visa Worldwide and TripAdvisor to promote the Chinese city...
New Gyeongnam CVB accelerates promotions drive with fresh events
GYEONGNAM Convention & Visitors Bureau (GNCVB), which was established in 2012, has stepped up efforts to brandish the South Korean province's industry-hub status and...
Spanish travellers lose buying power
THE ailing Spanish economy, which has been in the doldrums for the past five years, has taken a toll on outbound business to Asia.
Teresa...
Egypt Tourism sets out to recover lost tourism business
EGYPT, whose tourism trade has suffered in the hands of political instability in 2010 and again in August this year, is stepping up destination...
Singapore’s young warm to China on growing LCC services
CHINA, a destination traditionally more popular with the silver-haired crowd, is striking gold with young Singapore travellers as growing LCC services into the country...
