Asiatraveltips.com, 27 June 2008
Speaking at the Marketing Meeting, Antunes pointed out that Macau’s tourism industry continues to move towards diversification. During the first five months of this year, visitor arrivals almost reached 12.6 million, registering an increase of 17.4% compared with the same period of 2007. Furthermore, international market arrivals continued its growth trend […]
eTN, Jun 25, 2008
Malaysian tourism is now looking to cash in on its “Islamic brethren” heritage from the Middle East as the industry’s savior. The country’s tourism industry, still reeling from the government’s announcement of cutbacks on hosting of official functions in hotel premises, is looking forward to the arrival of summer spending […]
Asiatraveltips.com, 26 June 2008
With international travellers projected to almost double by 2020, the most significant increases are expected to take place in markets like China, India and destinations in South-East Asia. The Gulf States and emerging Eastern Europe complete this picture, followed by the Latin American and finally African markets. Many of these […]
Borneo Post, June 23 2008
“We need to revitalise our Japan and Hong Kong markets. Tourists from these two countries are well-travelled. We need to look at more upmarket products for luxury lifestyles and yet offer interesting homestays to give youngsters the fun experience of holidaying in Malaysia,” he said. Prudent government spending will not […]
Propertyreport.com, June 19 2008
Malaysia´s tourism industry will only see a short-term fall in the number Chinese tourists following the inclusion of United States and Taiwan as destinations for mainland travelers, says Tourism Malaysia. Tourism Malaysia´s International Promotion Director for North and East Asia Wan Zawawi Mohamed says the stiffer competition will test Malaysian operators […]
Manila times, 23-6-2008
Iyog said the airline’s business strategy is to entice more passenger traffic to offset the rising expenses. “We want to grow the market amidst high oil prices. It’s not about market share, but growing the entire market . . . We cannot afford flying empty. Flying with an empty seat is not […]
TTGasia.com, Jun 20 – 26, 2008
According to KTO, tourist arrivals to South Korea in 2007 increased 4.8 per cent, growing from six million the previous year to 6.4 million visitors. However, overall growth of 6.6 per cent still lags far behind the growth rates of other Asia-Pacific countries. KTO added that although the tourism […]
TTGasia.com, Jun 20 – 26, 2008
The strength of the longhaul market to Asia will be put to the test as the latest round of fuel surcharge increases kicks in in late-June, when the fee in many cases will be as much as, if not more than, the air fare on major carriers. Effective June […]
eTN, Apr 20, 2008
International travel is no longer the exclusive province of the rich. Over the next several decades, hundreds of millions of new entrants to the middle class will want not only the things – but also the experiences – that money can buy. Indian call centre employees, Russian engineers, Chinese middle managers […]
eTN, 16 June 2008
A recent report commissioned by Amadeus also showed that growing global migration would fuel thirst for international travel. Many migrants remain strongly connected to their country of origin with many reasons to return, such as visiting family and friends, the report said. The last five decades have also seen tourism emerge […]
