IN a bid to attract more international investors and boost tourist numbers, Sri Lanka will transform potential areas into eight “Themed International Tourism and Family Entertainment Zones&rd…
The art of ‘poshpacking’: How to backpack around Asia with style
A LONG trip doesn’t have to mean lugging around ruck sacks and slumming it in hostels. Internet bookings, cheap flights, versatile luggage and a myriad of accommodation choices can mean that …
Travelers are willing to spend on airline ancillaries, report says
GLOBAL technology company Sabre conducted a study to reveal that travelers are willing to pay for airline ancillary services such as on-board meals and preferred seating.When Asian travelers were q…
Chinese Travel Will Reach Record Highs in 2016 Despite a Slower Economy
Claims that a weaker Chinese economy has negatively impacted travel demand in China have jockeyed with financial headlines across Asia this year.But it always helps to check the numbers — the…
Thailand’s entertainment industry will resume as usual in mid-November
THAILAND will go back to being Southeast Asia’s entertainment hub when the 30-day prohibition on nightlife, TV shows and festivals in wake of King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s death ends on Nov…
AccorHotels partners up with LinkedIn to launch new networking feature
ACCORHOTELS has joined forces with professional network LinkedIn to develop a new feature, “Business Check powered by LinkedIn”, aimed at creating and facilitating business opportunitie…
China consolidates its position as world leader in business travel, new trends on the horizon
CHINA is an unstoppable force in the travel industry – a heavyweight whose appetite for travel is seemingly unending.In the business travel market, to say China is a strong force seems an und…
China and Japan join Australia as Bali’s biggest tourist markets
AUSTRALIA may be Bali’s main target market for inbound tourists, but China and Japan are trailing closely.The region’s Central Statistics Agency head Adi Nugroho told Antara news agency…
Singapore Airlines will serve Teochew dishes to passengers across all cabins
SINGAPORE AIRLINES – what’s largely known to be one of the most premium carriers in the world – is doing its part to spread the delicious properties of Teochew cuisine. Passengers…
Strange bedfellows: Unusual hotels in Japan
IF you think Hello Kitty-themed suites or bookstore hotels are weird, it’s nothing on Japan’s levels of strange. Hotel Gracery Shinjuku, Tokyo Spend a night with the gigantic, four-claw…