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Norwegian changes payment terms
HONG KONG, 15 December 2017: Norwegian Cruise Line is making an adjustment to its final payment schedule for all bookings beginning 18 December, made by travel agents in Australia and New Zealand....
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Asia sustains Thai travel agency bookings
BANGKOK, 8 December 2017: Thailand’s inbound tour companies are enjoying a 5.76% increase in clients using their ground services, January through to 30 November. The latest data from the Association...
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Traveltek upgrades cruise bookings
SINGAPORE, 1 December 2017: Traveltek Group Ltd, which recently opened offices in Singapore and Hong Kong, unveiled its next-generation cruise booking platform to the Asian market at this week’s...
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IATA ready to roll out NewGen pay channel
SINAGAPORE, 30 November 2017: A core channel used by travel agents to transfer ticket sales payments to airlines since the 1970s is about to undergo a major remake. The International Air Transport...
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Vietnam sets up guide association
HANOI, 13 November 2017: Vietnam’s guides gain recognition as the country establishes the first Vietnam Association of Tour Guides (VATG). During its official launch, last week, officials said it would...
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Singapore whacks wily travel agents
SINGAPORE, 9 November 2017: Changes to Singapore’s already strict laws governing travel agencies were passed by parliament, earlier this week. They are designed to rid the trade of rogue agents and...
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Discover the World in Thailand
BANGKOK, 28 September 2017: Discover the World (Thailand) Co Ltd recently commenced trading from new premises in the Vorawat Building at 849 Silom Road, Bangkok. Under new ownership and with a...
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Citilink takes shortcut to GDS sales
JAKARTA, 27 September 2017: Hahn Air Systems announced that it has signed a sales and distribution agreement with the Indonesian low-cost airline, Citilink Indonesia. The agreement with the global...
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Travelport tweaks hotel rates
SINGAPORE, 26 September 2017: Travelport a leading travel commerce platform announced, Monday, it has negotiated rates at 1000 hotels, worldwide, for its corporate travel agency customers. Located in...
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Travel agents see market shrink
BANGKOK, 31 August 2017: Thailand’s inbound travel companies continue to face declines in tourists using their services, based on the latest data from the Association of Thai Travel Agents. Based on a...
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Himalaya taps travel agency channel
SINGAPORE, 13 July 2017: Sabre Corporation announced, Tuesday, a new global distribution partnership with Himalaya Airlines. The partnership will support the airline’s long-term goal to connect Nepal...
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ATTA members suffer decline
BANGKOK, 19 June 2017: Association of Thai Travel Agents’ member companies handled 2,368,245 travellers, January to May this year, at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports representing a decline of...
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Turkey block Booking.com
ANKARA, 30 March 2017: A Turkish commercial court has ordered the blocking of travel website Booking.com, Wednesday, over alleged unfair competition its hotel and flight reservations platform may pose...
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Thai travel agency business dips
BANGKOK, 22 March 2017: Association of Thai Travel Agents’ member companies handled 906,558 travellers, January to February, at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports representing a decline of 10.14%...
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Booking site and traditional agency join TravPax
PATTAYA, 12 October 2016: Sri Lanka-based Mackinnons American Express Travel is migrating its bookings and online travel planning to the TravPax system. Executives from the company, who were attending...
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SilkAir to fly charters to Okinawa
SINGAPORE, 9 September 2016: SilkAir will fly 12 direct SilkAir charter flights between Singapore and Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture, between November and January 2017. The charters are part...
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Amadeus B2B Wallet finds partners
BANGKOK, 11 July 2016: Using Fintech technology, Amadeus is partnering with MasterCard and Ixaris to streamline payments for travel agents through a solution tagged B2B Wallet. The partnership with...
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Scams mar Thailand’s tourism industry
BANGKOK, 2 December 2015: Thailand’s tourism needs to tighten and enforce regulations to clamp down on tourist scams, a chronic problem that impacts on the country’s tourism industry. Ministry of...
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Mission to save wildlife
BANGKOK, 27 November 2015: Khiri Reach and partner organisations such as Wow Borneo, Asia Transpacific Journeys and Khiri Travel Indonesia have united to draw attention to the plight of orangutans and...
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Vietnam links visa-waiver to agents
HANOI, 11 November 2015: Vietnam’s government is seeking feedback from relevant authorities on a proposal to grant visa-free entry for visitors, but only for those who buy tour packages through...
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