Japan welcomes digital nomads with six-month visa
Japan is eyeing digital nomads as a way to increase the number of wealthy inbound travellers and tackle overtourism, but challenges, such as visa...
Kazakh Tourism opens maiden global representation office in India
Kazakhstan has appointed its first international tourism representation office globally with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India's Salvia Promoters.
Kazakh Tourism...
China’s Lijiang to host Mekong Tourism Forum 2024
The Mekong Tourism Forum (MTF) 2024 will be held in the city of Lijiang, China from April 23 to 25 this year.
Themed Visionary Journeys Redefining...
Minor Hotels to debut Avani Hotels & Resorts in Greater China
Minor Hotels and Funyard Minor JV Co. (China) have partnered to introduce the Avani Hotels & Resorts brand in Guangdong, China.
Avani Huajian Xinyi Guangdong...
Collinson, utu to upsize tax refunds for Priority Pass Members
Collinson has partnered with global travel technology company utu to enable Priority Pass Members to access utu’s tax refunds rewards system in 50 countries.
utu...
Philippines turns to dive tourism for sustainable development
The Philippine Department of Tourism (DoT) reaffirmed its commitment towards sustainable tourism development initiatives in the Philippines, particularly in the development and promotion of...
Qantas launches airline price guarantee for distribution platform bookings
Qantas has introduced a price guarantee of up to five days when agents shop and book using the Qantas Distribution Platform.
Called the Price Guarantee...
Expedia to shed jobs globally as part of restructure
Expedia will reduce its global workforce by about 1,500 as part of its transformation and resource assessment.
In a statement, Expedia assured that “the business...
Swiss-Belhotel International to expand in Indonesia
Swiss-Belhotel International is set to launch several new properties in Indonesia this year, adding to its current portfolio of 81 hotels and resorts across...
Japan sees record spending by tourists in 2023
Spending by international visitors to Japan reached record levels in 2023, despite the number of inbound travellers reaching only 79 per cent of the...
