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Danang woos more airlines

DANANG, 11 December 2013: Danang will gain more international flights as well as develop tourism service and products to attract more tourist arrivals next year. The city expects to welcome 3.6 million tourist arrivals in 2014. The central region noted for its world heritage sites and beaches hopes to attract more tourists who usually visit Thailand,... [Read full story]

Thailand: A litany of losses

BANGKOK, 11 December 2013: Tourism Minister Somsak Pureesrisak says the ongoing anti-government protests have applied the brakes to country’s tourism industry that was growing by around 20% so far this year. The minister admitted tourists have now declined by “several thousands” after 25 November due to worries over safety as the protests intensified. “Tourism... [Read full story]

Nok adds flights

BANGKOK, 11 December 2013: Nok Air will add extra flights between Bangkok and Chiang Mai to serve travel demand for festive season celebrations. Flights are full on most airlines serving Chiang Mai and hotels are already reporting rooms are fully booked from 20 December through to 5 January. The extra additional flight, DD6404, will operate 28 December... [Read full story]

Visas not so easy in Vietnam

HANOI, 11 December 2013: Tourism  executives  believe Vietnam’s failure to act on its promises to simplify visa procedures, including rules related to visa-on-arrival, could damage the country’s ability to become a tourism leader and gateway in ASEAN. According to the Vietnam Business Forum annual report, a consortium of international and local... [Read full story]

Accor expands in Myanmar

YANGON, 11 December 2013: Accor will manage three more hotels in Myanmar following an agreement signed with the hotel operator, Myat Min Company on Tuesday. The three new  properties, now under construction, will be Pullman Yangon Myat Min, Sebel Yangon Myat Min and Novotel Inle Lake Myat Min. The announcement brings Accor’s Myanmar development pipeline... [Read full story]

TV tourism in New York

NEW YORK, 11 December 2013: Fancy a cosmopolitan a la Carrie Bradshaw or titillation down the strip club favored by Tony Soprano? TV tourism is whipping up a storm in New York, where fans can live as their heroes. Twice a day, a “Sex and the City” bus fills up outside the posh Plaza Hotel with gaggles of young women desperate to tour filming... [Read full story]

Money tourists welcome

LONDON, 11 December 2013: Short-term visitors from Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will not need visas to enter Britain from next year, interior minister Theresa May announced on Monday. Travellers from the three Gulf nations will need to obtain an electronic visa waiver document online in order to enter Britain without a visa, May said, adding... [Read full story]

Fat-free fares

WELLINGTON, 11 December 2013: The head of a tiny Pacific airline that pioneered a fare system based on passengers’ weight said Wednesday the move had been so successful the carrier is upgrading to a fatter fleet. Samoa Air introduced its world-first system late last year, when it began charging passengers fares based on how much they weigh, rather... [Read full story]

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