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US travel agency sales up 4%
ARLINGTON, USA, 16 January 2015: ARC, the financial settlement link between airlines and travel sellers, reported Wednesday that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by US-based travel...
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Myanmar recognises outbound travel
YANGON, 9 February 2015: Myanmar’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism says the government will begin issuing licenses for outbound tour operators starting this month. The ministry director, Myo Win...
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Taxi rides join Amadeus
BANGKOK, 10 March 2015: Blacklane’s global professional driver service will soon be available in all Amadeus channels, as the first provider in the Amadeus Taxi & Transfer application. Blacklane...
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Fear of the internet
YANGON, 27 May 2015: Myanmar’s local tourism companies face stiff competition from online travel firms that could put small travel firms in Myanmar at risk. Nature Dream Travels managing director, Daw...
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Accor challenges TripAdvisor
PARIS, 4 June 2015: French hotel giant Accor on Wednesday unveiled an online reservation platform for independent hotels in competition with TripAdvisor and Booking.com. The group also changed its name...
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FATA president calls for visa-free travel
YANGON, 25 June 2015: The Federation of ASEAN Travel Associations (FATA) has called on ASEAN countries to waive all entry visa requirements for citizens of ASEAN member countries. Ironically, Myanmar...
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Corrupt travel firms prosper
VIENTIANE, 28 July 2015: Lao Association of Travel Agents has called for the relevant government authorities to strictly enforce the law to rid the country of illegal travel companies and unregistered...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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