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Bangkok Airways opens Mumbai route Posted: Thu 10 Feb, 2011 5:21 PM Bangkok Airways announced their new international service from Bangkok to Mumbai starting March 2, 2011. This new route is the airline s first international route expansion in over two years. According to a ...
Thailand expands bus links to Laos Posted: Fri 11 Feb, 2011 10:34 AM The Transport Company Limited of Thailand will open new bus services to Laos, following an agreement signed by the two parties. According to a report in TTR Weekly, the new bus services will operate on two ...
China in Paris buses Posted: Thu 10 Feb, 2011 5:40 PM China introduced their new tourism campaign that will display images of the country on the sides of the tourist buses in Paris. Promotional images such as the Great Wall of China, the Monkey King Sun Wukong, and Chinese ...
VisitBritain to target key cities Posted: Fri 11 Feb, 2011 3:03 PM VisitBritain has released their plan of increasing their marketing budget in 21 markets in up to 24 cities. According to a report in eTravel Blackboard, VisitBritain is shifting GBP10.5-million in 2011-2012 to ...
Shanghai to cut travel time Posted: Fri 11 Feb, 2011 4:53 PM The Shanghai Urban and Rural Construction and Transport Commission has unveiled plans for transport development projects that would cut travel time within the city centre. A series of subways, highways and railways are ...
Australian eyes on Indian tourists Posted: Mon 14 Feb, 2011 11:30 AM Tourism Australia has revealed its new campaign that specially targets Indian travellers. The new campaign features an Indian restaurateur living in Sydney and an Indian couple who spent their honeymoon in ...
Khiri Asia comes to Bangkok Posted: Tue 15 Feb, 2011 4:40 PM Khiri Asia opened their new office in Bangkok on February 1, 2011, which will meet the demand from Asian visitors, particularly the Indian market, to the country. Khiri Asia, the specialist division of Khiri Travel ...
Wellington draws Australian tourists Posted: Wed 16 Feb, 2011 1:18 PM Positively Wellington Tourism (PWT) has seen a 5.5% spike in the number of Australians visiting Wellington in 2010. There were a recorded 17,980 Australians who visited the New Zealand capital in December 2010. ...
Kolkata to host World Cup matches Posted: Wed 16 Feb, 2011 5:04 PM The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that Kolkata will host matches in this year s World Cup at the Eden Gardens stadium. The ICC however switched the venue of the India and England match on February ...
Tourism Queensland focus on Asia Posted: Wed 16 Feb, 2011 2:51 PM Tourism Queensland has placed Asia as high priority in its five-year strategy aimed to make Queensland one of the world s top incentive destinations. Anthony Hayes, CEO, Tourism Queensland, was quoted in TTG Asia ...
India: Leader in luxury Posted: Wed 16 Feb, 2011 3:53 PM The International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) Leaders Forum, which gathers 24 leaders of the global luxury travel industry, anticipates India to lead the luxury travel sector in 2012. The Indian and Chinese markets ...
Aviation tax to cause huge loss for Scotland Posted: Mon 21 Feb, 2011 1:06 PM The increase in Air Passenger Duty (APD) is deemed to cost the Scottish economy a GBP77-million loss in tourism, while hindering the growth of Scotland s international route network. The Scottish ...
Philippines aims to double tourism Posted: Thu 17 Feb, 2011 12:59 PM The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) has lined up plans to increase air capacity, hotels, and investments to infrastructure for 2011-2012, in an effort to double tourism in the country. The DOT is already ...
Macau is all set for a new tourism brand Posted: Mon 21 Feb, 2011 1:13 PM The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) has unveiled their plans of creating a new slogan and promotional image this year to replace their existing A World of Difference, the Difference is Macau jingle. ...
Cathay Pacific to increase passenger fuel surcharge Posted: Tue 22 Feb, 2011 12:14 PM The Hong Kong government has given Cathay Pacific the green light to increase its passenger fuel surcharge by 10-15%. Beginning March this year, short haul flight passengers will see a rise from ...
Air Arabia s net profit drop Posted: Tue 22 Feb, 2011 3:21 PM Air Arabia has recorded a 37% decline in net profit for Q4 and has unveiled plans of cutting dividends amid rising competition and higher fuel prices. Reuters has released a report showing budget airline Air Arabia s ...
Qatar Airways to increase flights to Singapore Posted: Tue 22 Feb, 2011 5:27 PM Qatar Airways has announced that it will increase its services to Singapore, from daily to twice a day, by early November of this year. The airline currently has non-stop flights from Doha to Changi ...
Dubai sets up tourism office in Sydney Posted: Wed 23 Feb, 2011 11:32 AM The Dubai government s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) have opened their new representative office in Sydney, Australia. The new DTCM office is aimed to work on the expanding the Emirate ...
Royal Jordanian Airlines to the rescue Posted: Tue 22 Feb, 2011 6:06 PM Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) has offered their A330 aircraft to fly passengers who wish to leave Libya. The CEO and president of RJ, Hussein Dabbas, has confirmed that the airline would continue its services ...
IATA: 2010 has lowest accident rate in history Posted: Thu 24 Feb, 2011 11:49 AM The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that the accident rate for western-built jet aircraft in 2010 is the lowest in aviation history, as shown in the aviation safety ...
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