BANGKOK, 28 February 2018: Travel safety and standards that apply to tour operators and tour guides will undergo a review to strengthen their supervision and compliance, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports reported earlier this week.
The ministry’s permanent secretary,...
CHIANG MAI, 7 February 2018: Inbound tour operator, ASIA DMC, is expanding its presence in the lucrative MICE market, the company’s managing director Andre van der Marck reported at the ASEAN Tourism Forum recently.
The company invested heavily in 2017...
BANGKOK; 6 February 2018: Diethelm Travel Group has introduced a new partner representative, Veronika Bulowski, who will be responsible for driving business in the German, Austrian and Swiss markets.
Bulowski brings a distinct set of skills as the new representative...
SINGAPORE, 8 February 2018: Changi Airport Group and Xiamen Airlines have signed a second Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build network connectivity and passenger traffic between Singapore and China.
Changi Airport Group’s managing director for Air Hub Development Lim Ching...
PHUKET, 7 February 2018: China jitters and buzz-killing travel advisories can alter hotel trading to boom, bust and boom yet again, says the latest report on Bali’s tourism.
The year 2017 was the best of times and the worst of...
HO CHI MINH CITY, 23 January, 2018: Princess Cruises will boost its guest capacity in Vietnam by over 40% this year, as demand for Vietnam cruises grows.
In 2017, Princess Cruises carried over 58,000 guests on 22 sailings to Vietnamese...
PHNOM PENH, 30 January 2018: Travellers keen to avoid traffic jams will soon be able to commute from downtown Phnom Penh to the city’s airport by train.
A rail link between Phnom Penh’s train station to the airport should start...
BANGKOK 11 January, 2018: AVANI Hotels & Resorts will make its Laotian debut in Luang Prabang in March, with the rebranding of a property in this a UNESCO World Heritage town in northern Laos.
The 53-room hotel, in a building that...
VIENTIANE, 11 January 2018: Work on the China-Laos Railway project is around 16% complete officials told the Laotian Times Monday.
The China-Laos Railway Project will connect with China’s rail tracks at Bohan-Boten the (Laos-China border) and extend to the Lao...
JAKARTA, 5 February 2018: Indonesia AirAsia X has opened bookings for its latest service linking Jakarta and Tokyo Narita.
The daily service, due to start 1 May, will use an Airbus A330-330 configured with 365 seats in economy and 12...