New HotelQuickly BookingApp for Asia
Hong Kong – HotelQuickly has launched its last-minute hotel booking app in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, with the simple premise of offering its users cheap hotel rooms at the last second. Booking hotels in this fashion isn’t … Continue reading New HotelQuickly BookingApp for Asia
Taifun gefährdet Hongkong (E)
Hongkong, 20.09.2013 – The most powerful storm on Earth in 2013, was on Friday on course to make landfall just kilometers from Hong Kong, according to storm-track predictions. A warning issued late on Thursday by Hong Kong’s Observatory stated Super … Continue reading Taifun gefährdet Hongkong (E)
12th Airport Cities Conference in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur – Historically, airports were perceived as simple transportation hubs where planes and people depart and arrive. Today, modern 21st century airports have become much more, evolving into key nodes in global production and enterprise systems offering them speed, agility … Continue reading 12th Airport Cities Conference in Kuala Lumpur
International Travel Expo (ITE) tagte in HCMC (E)
Ho Chi Minh City, 17.09.2013 – The 9th International Travel Expo (ITE) in the Vietnamese industrial center of Ho Chi Minh City opened with a high-powered Tourism Senior Officials Meeting on September 11 at the world famous Rex Hotel. Ministers … Continue reading International Travel Expo (ITE) tagte in HCMC (E)
ASEAN to Deliver Comparable Business Data
Bandar Seri Begawan – The Third Session of ASEAN Community Statistical System (ACSS) Committee conducted last week in Brunei Darussalam adopted enabling mechanisms for more comparable ASEAN statistics, clearer policies and guidelines on data sharing, confidentiality, and enhanced dissemination and communication … Continue reading ASEAN to Deliver Comparable Business Data
PATA Travel Mart startet in Chengdu (E)
Chengdu/China, 16.09.2013 – The PATA Travel Mart 2013 (PTM2013) kicked-off today in Chengdu, China. More than 1,000 delegates from 60 countries around the world have joined the annual B2B travel trade event organized by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), … Continue reading PATA Travel Mart startet in Chengdu (E)
Thailand: Flughafen richtet Touristen-Gericht ein (E)
Bangkok, 14.09.2013 – In response to complaints about the poorly implemented evacuation of a Thai Airways International flight that skidded off the runway on September 8, resulting in 14 injuries, Airports of Thailand (AoT) chairman Sita Divari announced that Thailand … Continue reading Thailand: Flughafen richtet Touristen-Gericht ein (E)
China-Touristen: Beim Shoppen weniger spendabel (E)
Beijing, 14.09.2013 – Outbound tourism is no longer a privilege of the rich in China. There has been a fall in tourists spending more than 5,000 yuan ($800) during each outbound trip, according to China Tourism Academy outbound tourism researcher … Continue reading China-Touristen: Beim Shoppen weniger spendabel (E)
Obama to visit Indonesia and Brunei
Washington/Jakarta – US President Barack Obama will attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting in Indonesia and meet Asean leaders in Brunei next month, the White House has confirmed. While in Indonesia, Obama will also host a meeting of leaders … Continue reading Obama to visit Indonesia and Brunei
Hohler Report: From Yangon to Mandalay
Yangon – Monsoon clouds were hanging low over Yangon, when I arrived there in mid-July to join the Pandaw 2 cruise ship, one of the ten luxury ships the company is presently running to explore the mighty rivers of mainland Southeast … Continue reading Hohler Report: From Yangon to Mandalay