Fewer Japanese going to South Korea
SEOUL, Korea - Fewer Japanese are going to South Korea amid heightened international tensions over talk of war by North Korea.
China is key market for business jets
SHANGHAI, China - Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) celebrated the completion of the first BBJ for China's Nanshan Jet at a ceremony held today at the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition ...
Lion Air crash investigated
BALI, Indonesia - Investigators were working to determine what caused a new Lion Air passenger jet to miss the runway and crash into the sea off the Indonesian resort island of Bali, in the ...
H7N9 avian influenza outbreak in China
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Specimens from a 4-year-old Chinese tourist who developed a fever in the eastern county of Hualien were delivered for testing for H7N9 avian influenza Sunday, health officials ...
Lion Air Passenger Jet Crashes In Bali
More than 100 airline assengers escaped with their lives on Saturday when a plane crashed into the sea as it tried to land on the Far Eastern holiday island of Bali.
trade, travel & tourism border crossing opens between China and Pakistan
By Agha Iqrar Haroon, eTN Pakistan
The importance of the trade through the Karakoram Highway has increased significantly due to the powerful presence of Chinese business companies in Gwadar.
Fewer tourists came to China in Q1
BEIJING, China - China saw tourism numbers drop year on year in the first quarter, while more Chinese went abroad, the China National Tourism Administration said Friday.
Burma tourism
By Jaffee Yee, Skal International, Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Armin Schoch, formerly of Diethelm Travel and now of Impulse Travel, talked recently as a guest speaker at the March meeting of Skal International Chiang Mai & North ...
Inaugural trips offered by Luxury Travel Ltd.
"Vietnam and Cambodia are fast emerging as luxury travel destinations," says Luxury Travel Ltd. founder Mr. Pham.
PATA Annual Summit in Shanghai
BANGKOK, Thailand – Initiated by PATA China and the PATA China Chapter, the new PATA China Responsible Tourism Awards were announced at the second China Responsible Tourism Forum in Shanghai in ...
China's dangerous pollution and environmental problems and the growth of travel and tourism
By Sharon van Wyk, Pretoria, South Africa
China tourism growth was at the top of the agenda at the recent World Travel and Tourism Council Summit in Abu Dhabi. eTN Nelson Alcantara published his views on the growth of China tourism.
Japan Airlines
TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines (JAL) will maintain current levels of fuel surcharge on all international passenger tickets issued between Jun 1 and July 31, 2013.
PATA Annual Summit in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Thailand - Former Secretary of Tourism, Mexico and G20 pioneer, Ms. Gloria Guevara, and President of Boeing Southeast Asia and former US Ambassador to Thailand, Mr.
Agoda.com offers specials for Sakura season in Japan
SINGAPORE – The hundreds of varieties of the Prunus tree spread across Japan are quite unremarkable for most of the year.
Joint Effort with Uruguay Tour Operator
HANOI – Hanoi–based Luxury Travel Ltd.
Travel to North Korea on pleasure tourism
The US and South Korean authorities should stop at once the north-targeted war maneuvers which will bring a nuclear disaster to the Korean peninsula, but tourists are still welcomed to come to the ...
Pollution Killing Chinese Tourism
BEIJING, China - Environmental issues such as poor air quality and water pollution have turned away inbound tourists during the first quarter of the year, according to the Chinese tourism ...
B2B travel event coming in June
SATTE Indonesia is pleased to witness the participation of top brands and institutions at its first comprehensive B2B travel event - SATTE Indonesia taking place June 12-141, 2013 at the Bali ...
multifaceted village design offers selection of treatments
BANGKOK, Thailand - Cense by Spa Cenvaree, the spa brand recently launched by Centara Hotels & Resorts for people in need of spa treatments but who may not have the time to spare for long ...
China-North Korea Travel
DANDONG, China - Main border crossing between North Korea and China has been closed to tourist groups, a Chinese official has said as nuclear tensions mounted, but business travel was still ...
World Travel Market Research
Increasing Chinese incomes plus growing Internet bookings equals an expected 15 percent growth of China outbound travelers from 2012-2017 in Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR).
DMZ packed with domestic, Chinese tourists
SEOUL, Republic of Korea - "So, how can we promote Seoul as a safe destination in the foreign media in the midst of the current North Korea situation?"
Philippines' tourist arrivals up 10 percent
MANILA, Philippines - Tourists from China, South Korea, the United States and Japan topped the number of arrivals of visitors in the country in the first two months this year, which showed a ...
Paracel islands to open to tourism
China is to begin running tourism cruises to a chain of disputed islands in the South China Sea by next month, state media reports.
PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines
JAKARTA, Malaysia -- State-owned domestic carrier PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Merpati) is on the verge of losing its wings as the government ponders whether to terminate the debt-ridden ...
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard In China
Fresh from her first official meeting with China's new president Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Julia Gillard will tell business chiefs in Shanghai on Monday of a major tourism push in late 2014.
Khao Lak Seaview Resort & Spa
BANGKOK, Thailand - Centara Hotels & Resorts is expanding its presence in Southern Thailand with the acquisition of the management contract for Khao Lak Seaview Resort & Spa, which will be ...
china ranks number one in terms of spending
China’s expenditure on travel abroad reached US$102 billion in 2012, making it the first tourism source market in the world in terms of spending.
Centara Watergate Pavillion Hotel Bangkok
Centara Watergate Pavillion Hotel Bangkok, located in the city’s Pratunam fashion and garment district and integral to the Watergate Pavillion Fashion Mall, opened on April 1, 2013.
Hilton Worldwide
SHANGHAI, China – Hilton Worldwide is celebrating its 25th anniversary in China, marking a new milestone in Hilton Worldwide’s legacy of providing Chinese guests with exceptional hospitality ...
