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Guide training at World Heritage site

SUKHOTHAI, 24 April 2014: Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, earlier this week, with UNESCO on a project to develop local guide training at Sukhothai Historical Park. DASTA director, Nalik-atipak Saengsanit, said the MoU will support a Cultural Heritage Specialist Guide Training Programme in the form of a matching fund bu...

MICE Spice from TCEB’s candy box

BANGKOK, 24 April 2014: Spice Up Your Business Agenda is the latest online marketing campaign cooked up by the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau in collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Visa International Asia Pacific. It offers special privileges and discounts on products and services for MICE travellers who participate in trade exhibitions in Thailand throughout ...

Yangon airport accident prone

YANGON, 24 April 2014: Aviation authority says overcrowding and lack of aircraft parking spots at Yangon International Airport has caused a spate of minor accidents and damage to aircraft. Local media quoted an unnamed Department of Civil Aviation official saying the accident rate had increased with the boom in air travel to Yangon. A total 29 international and domestic airlines are using...

Thai AirAsia X launches in June

BANGKOK, 23 April 2014: Thai AirAsia X, Thailand’s first low-cost, long-haul carrier will launch daily flights from Bangkok (Don Mueang Airport) to Seoul Incheon International Airport 17 June. Speaking at the official launch of Thai AirAsia X, Tuesday, the airline CEO Nadda Buranasiri said the new airline will offer more choices and travel opportunity for travellers. “While Thai AirAs...

What next Thailand?

BANGKOK, 23 April 2014: 'Brand Thailand' is on the ropes, reeling from a near-knockout blow dealt by the Bangkok Shutdown, with hotel occupancies down more than a third for Q1, 2014, a key tourism forum heard Tuesday. Over 400 leading executives in the travel and tourism industry packed the InterContinental Bangkok Grand Ballroom for the third Thailand Tourism Forum with industry heavyweight...

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Guide training at World Heritage site

MICE Spice from TCEB’s candy box

Yangon airport accident prone

ASEAN cultures need attention

HUE, 24 April 2014: Vietnam official says cooperation between the 10-member countries needs to be improved to strengthen culture and conserve heritage in the face of a boom in tourism across the region At the 6th meeting of ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture & Arts (AMCA), held last weekend, Deputy Prime Minister, Pham Binh Minh, said culture... [Read full story]

TripAdvisor identifies US travel trends

NEWTON, MASS, 24 April 2014: TripAdvisor announced, Wednesday, the results of the third instalment of TripBarometre, the world’s largest accommodation and traveller survey¹. This bi-annual study, conducted on behalf of TripAdvisor, by independent research firm Ipsos, highlights country, regional and global travel trends, according to more than... [Read full story]

Getaway place for the wealthy

BALI, INDONESIA, 24 April 2014: Konaditya House opens its doors, this month, to well-heeled travellers seeking privacy and space. The five-acre estate is located near the traditional Balinese village of Cemagi and is surrounded by rice paddies with views of the coastline. Positioned on the Southwest coast of Bali island, Konaditya Estate offers easy... [Read full story]

Europe’s hotel rates soar

LONDON, 24 April 2014: Asian travellers heading for Europe can expect hotel rates to be up by more than 40% as the summer season approaches. The summer season has started early, according to the latest trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) reported monthly by hotel comparison website www.trivago.co.uk. Based on the 50 most popular European destinations on... [Read full story]

Nine missions empty handed

PERTH, 24 April 2014: Australia said Wednesday cost was not a concern in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, after the mini-submarine plumbing the depths of the Indian Ocean for wreckage ended its ninth mission empty-handed. Searchers were also investigating “unidentified material” which washed up on the country’s southwest... [Read full story]

Boeing lifts profit outlook

NEW YORK, 24 April 2014: US aerospace and defence giant Boeing raised its 2014 profit outlook Wednesday despite a first-quarter profit slide, citing strong demand for its new commercial airplanes. A sharp rise in pension expenses amid a change in the company’s retirement plans in the January to March period offset strong commercial aircraft deliveries,... [Read full story]

Sherpas end Everest season

KATHMANDU, 24 April 2014: Another major mountaineering company has abandoned its Everest expedition after a deadly avalanche killed 16 Nepalese guides, as the government strove Wednesday to save the climbing season, a vital earner for the country. New Zealand-based Adventure Consultants lost three people in last Friday’s avalanche which struck... [Read full story]

Cambodia tourism expands

PHNOM PENH, 23 April 2014: Cambodia’s Council of Ministers says the country earned US$2.5 billion in tourism related revenue in 2013 on more than 4 million tourist arrivals. The council office head, Sok An, told local media that foreign tourist arrivals to Cambodia have been steadily increasing from just 120,000 in 1993 to more than 4.2 million in... [Read full story]

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