Travel News

Nepal hot for Chinese

NEPALI inbound operators have been seeing a steady increase in the number of high-end mainland Chinese customers.

28/10/2011 14:15

Vietnam remains attractive destination for Japanese visitors

More than 40 Japanese travel agents and Vietnamese tourism businesses attended a seminar on marketing for Japanese tourists in Ho Chi Minh City on October 25.

26/10/2011 14:53

Overseas Vietnamese in US vote for Ha Long Bay

Many overseas Vietnamese and students in Washington gathered on October 25 to vote for Ha Long Bay as one of the seven new natural wonders of the world.

26/10/2011 14:40

JACTRAVEL, traditionally a tour operator selling the UK since 1975, is now growing its reputation as an online supplier of hotel inventory, setting its sights on both properties and business from the region with its debut at ITB Asia 2011.

26/10/2011 14:11

Japan sees smaller dips

JAPAN inbound is on the mend, with smaller declines being recorded from major sources. Japan National Tourism Organisation figures show foreign arrivals in June and July were 36 per cent lower than in the same period in 2010. This compares with whopping drops of 62 per cent and 50 per cent in April and May respectively.

21/10/2011 08:32

LAN Airlines in Chile seeks bigger South-east Asia share

CHILE-BASED LAN Airlines, which flies into and within South America, is focused on growing its reach in South-east Asia by the end of this year, after establishing a GSA in Singapore in early 2010.

19/10/2011 17:20

Travel market in Asia-Pacific flourishing

THE TRAVEL market in the Asia-Pacific region is thriving, and is leading the way in many economic indicators and in business travel volumes, according to to the 2012 Travel Price Forecast of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global firm that focuses on business travel and meetings and events management.

18/10/2011 17:34

50 tourism businesses honoured

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has presented Vietnam tourism awards to 50 businesses, travel agents and hotels in Hanoi.

18/10/2011 13:31

Deutsche Bahn appoints GSAs for Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore

DEUTSCHE Bahn (DB Bahn), the German national rail operator, has appointed GSAs in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore as part of efforts to increase its Asia-Pacific customer base.

18/10/2011 11:43

AirAsia stumbles in Vietnam

AIRASIA’s plan to gain a foothold in Vietnam by establishing a new low-cost carrier (LCC) came to an abrupt halt after regulatory approval was denied for its proposed joint venture with VietJet Aviation.

14/10/2011 17:33

Vietnam MICE club presses on with recruitment

THE RECENTLY-formed Vietnam MICE Club (TTG Asia e-Daily, August 18) has attracted 12 members to-date, and is on track to reach a total of 30 by year-end.

14/10/2011 17:23

Hanoi tourism ‘transit based'

Hanoi has been urged to improve the number and quality of its tourism products and services to attract more visitors, despite being named one of the 10 best destinations in Asia by Smart Travel Asia magazine.

10/10/2011 09:09

US pricier for MICE

THE COST of business travel from Asia to the US has surged, making it harder for corporate travel managers to secure good deals from airlines and hotels.

10/10/2011 09:00

Director of New7wonders visits Vietnam

A New7wonders delegation, led by Director Jean Paul De la Fuente, arrived in Vietnam on September 26 to inspect Ha Long Bay, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

29/09/2011 09:19

Visa Global survey: the US, UK and Japan are top trip choices

RESULTS of the Visa Global Travel Intentions Survey 2011 showed that the US, the UK and Japan were top travel destinations among 11,620 respondents from 23 countries.

29/09/2011 09:15

Vietnam promotes tourism in Russia

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia on Sept. 22 hosted a ceremony to promote Vietnam ’s tourist industry in the country.

26/09/2011 09:22

Vietnam, Philippines hike bilateral air capacity

AIR passenger capacity between Vietnam and the Philippines is set to grow exponentially following the signing of bilateral and pocket open skies agreements, the latter allowing unlimited traffic rights to foreign airlines into all Philippine airports except Manila.

26/09/2011 09:11