Thailand profits from booming South Korean inbound
SOUTH Korean inbound arrivals to Thailand are expected to hit 1.22 million this year, representing a 20 per cent year-on-year increase, and contributing 40 billion...
Global hotel sales on the uptrend
GLOBAL hotel transaction volume, which plummeted to a ten-year low of US$10 billion in 2009, continued on the path to recovery last year, with...
Singapore has Asia’s most expensive hotels
DESPITE a two per cent drop in average room rates, Singapore hotels are still the most expensive in Asia, according to the latest Hotel...
Sentosa reports higher volume of international visitors
SINGAPORE’s Sentosa Island welcomed 19 million guests in 2011, a 7.3-per cent increase over the year before.
Outside of the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) integrated...
Earthquake takes a toll on Japan inbound
JAPAN registered a sharp decline in international arrivals in 2011, which can be attributed to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, as well as...
Endorsements, show presence key for incentive biz
WORD-of-mouth endorsements and participation in trade exhibitions are crucial to securing incentive business, according to the latest Incentive Travel Survey Report released by The...
Singapore sets another year of tourism records
SINGAPORE earned an estimated S$22.2 billion (US$17.8 billion) in tourism receipts for 2011, while 13.2 million overseas visitors were recorded for the year—both new...
Travel experts want streamlined ancillary distribution
TRAVEL companies around the world are keen to sell ancillary airline products but seek a more efficient booking process, preferably through the GDS, according...
International tourism on a high
INTERNATIONAL tourist arrivals grew by 4.4 per cent to 980 million in 2011, up from 939 million the year before, according to the latest...
More females, young professionals travelling for leisure
MORE females and young professionals in Singapore are travelling for leisure, according to a recent survey by Insight Vacations of about 5,000 of its...
