Asia/Singapore Wednesday, 12th November 2025

Philippines to host the inaugural UN Tourism Gastronomy Forum

UN Tourism is organising its first-ever UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Asia and the Pacific from June 26 to 27 in...

NGO campaign to stop dog, cat meat consumption achieves positive results

A campaign recruiting tourism players to join efforts to curb the dog and cat meat trade (DCMT) in Cambodia, Indonesia and Vietnam has reaped...

Riyadh Air, Singapore Airlines establish commercial partnership

Riyadh Air and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a new partnership between the two airlines. Under the MoU,...

Thailand brings travel mart to Phang Nga for the first time

The Thailand Travel Mart Plus (TTM+) 2024 began at the JW Marriott Khao Lak Resort & Spa in Phang Nga today, marking the event's...

Social media, mobile app usage on the rise as the go-to...

Japanese travellers are increasingly using social media input and smartphone apps to improve their travel experiences, according to a recent survey. JTB Tourism Research and...

Sustainability at the heart of Sentosa’s latest multi-sensorial attraction

Latest island attraction Sentosa Sensoryscape is not only an immersive multi-sensory experience incorporating augmented reality, design, nature and music, but embodies sustainability as a...

Maldives partners with India to revive tourism to the islands

In a move designed to revive Indian travel to the Maldives, the Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) has signed a...

Trip.com shares future growth strategies, courts younger travellers

Trip.com Group’s international brand Trip.com will be adopting successful features on its Ctrip domestic platform, such as “badges for low carbon footprint hotels” to connect sales to...

Accor transforms Australian airport areas with new-era airport hotels

Accor is taking off with a new breed of hotels that are helping transform airport precincts into dynamic mini-cities, with two new properties opening...

Skyscanner joins hands with Akasa Air

Skyscanner and India’s Akasa Air have signed a new partnership agreement which will provide Skyscanner’s global audience of over 110 million monthly users searching...