Phnom Penh, ASEAN new Shopping Destination?
Is Cambodia capital Phnom Penh a shopping destination? Not yet probably although the city has now a dozen malls with the latest one, AEON Mall in Sen Sok City, being the largest in town. With [Read More…]
June 2018
Labuan Bajo near Komodo now under Indonesia Tourism Authority
Authorities in Labuan Bajo and Komodo will regulate the development of tourism activities and infrastructures while the government is preparing a law which will limit the number of tourists to protect Komodo National Park and [Read More…]
Singapore Food Festival 2018 Celebrates 25 years of Existence
The Singapore Food Festival 2018 is to feature quirky culinary experiences, much-loved local flavours and exciting chef collaborations while celebrating its 25th anniversary. The Singapore Food Festival (SFF) is making its annual return once again [Read More…]
Are Visit Year Events of Any Relevance today for Southeast Asia Tourism?
A low profile Visit Year ASEAN in 2017, a failed Visit Year Laos and an ignored Visit Year Thailand in 2018, are such events of any significance today to change the evolution of tourism? It [Read More…]
Scoot Arrived in Berlin
Singapore Airlines low-cost long-haul affiliate Scoot had its maiden flight on Wednesday from Singapore to Berlin. Scoot completed its inaugural non-stop long-haul flight to Berlin from Singapore on Wednesday with 95 per cent of the [Read More…]
Best Western Premier Collection Thriving
Launched in Fall 2015, BW Premier Collection by Best Western is one of Best Western Hotels and Resorts’ fastest-growing brands, comprised of an exclusive, carefully curated collection of upscale properties around the world. With 114 [Read More…]
Ethiopian Airlines to Integrate Jakarta in its Network
Ethiopian Airlines will be the first Sub-Saharian airline to fly to Indonesia from the middle of July. Ethiopian Airlines last week opened reservation for its planned service to Jakarta Soekarno Hatta Airport. The carrier will [Read More…]
China, Singapore and Vietnam Pushed Up Myanmar Arrivals in 2017
Myanmar tourism statistics are finally been released. They confirm that tourism bounced back last year, passing again the three-million visitors’ mark. This represented a growth 18.5% over 2016. However, cleaned from border gateways’ arrivals, ‘real’ [Read More…]
A Comeback for the Bangkok-Kota Kinabalu route…
Thai AirAsia is relaunching the route Bangkok-Kota Kinabalu from August, some 13 years after withdrawing from that market… Bangkok (Don Mueang) – Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, one of the two states in East Malaysia, is [Read More…]
TAT Deputy Governor Tanes Petsuwan about European and Chinese Travellers
TAT Deputy Governor Tanes Petsuwan, in charge of International Marketing for overseas markets, tells how he sees European markets and how to manage the fast rise of Chinese travellers to Thailand. The conversation took place [Read More…]