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Bangkok (Thailand) - August 9, 2014 - Effective 9 August, 2014, holders of Chinese and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) passports will be exempt from paying visa fees when visiting Thailand purely for the purpose of tourism between 9 August – 8…

Nairobi (Kenya) - August 9, 2014 - Integrated telecommunications solutions provider Orange Kenya will be the title sponsor for the third edition of the Kenya Golf Trophy (KGT). Announcing the KSh 6 million sponsorship for the October 10,…

Geneva (Switzerland) - August 9, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the decision by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to grant final approval to Resolution 787(i) . The Resolution is the…

Jakarta (indonesia) - August 9, 2014 - Leading global hotel management chain Swiss-Belhotel International has opened Swiss-Belinn Airport Jakarta as the company grows its dominant position in the Indonesian hospitality market across all…

Bali (Indonesia) - August 8, 2014 - Centara Hotels & Resorts of Thailand will be opening its third property in Bali, Centara Crystal On The Bay Nusa Dua, early in 2015. The new resort will be operated under a management contract signed…

Manila (Philippines) - August 6, 2014 - The first instalment of Pinoy Chikka, the Travel Forum series of Pacific Asia Travel Association’s (PATA) Philippines Chapter, attracted an overflow crowd of more than 800 travel and hospitality…

Lombardy (Italy) - August 6, 2014) Italy will demonstrate to golf suppliers, buyers, visitors and media attending this year’s International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) why it is among the top 10 golf destinations considered most important by…

Bangkok (Thailand) - August 6, 2014 - Chatrium Hotels and Residences announced the addition of Maitria Hotel Sukhumvit 18 – A Chatrium Collection to its portfolio of properties. Scheduled to open on August 15, 2014, this mid-scale modern…

Bangkok (Thailand) - August 5, 2014 - Wanting to know more about the spa industry, the latest hot spa topics, spa news, wellness activities, online-marketing, or just need to be ‘grounded’? The 3rd World Spa & Well-being Congress, being…

Beijing (People’s Republic of China) - August 5, 2014 - With 54% of the Chinese population living in cities, China has six megacities of more than 10 million inhabitants and 103 cities of more than one million inhabitants. This presents…

Macau (Macau SAR China) - August 4, 2014 - The third edition of Global Tourism Economy Forum (“GTEF” or “the Forum”) is scheduled to take place at the Venetian Macao from 27-29 October 2014 around the theme “Maritime Silk Road - From Macau…

Alicante (Spain) - August 3, 2014 - Iker Martinez’s Spanish team will try out potential new crew members as they make their way to the UK for the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race this week. The event, which starts on August 9 and…

Bangkok (Thailand) - August 2, 2014 - Holders of Chinese and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) passports will be exempt from paying the visa fees when visiting Thailand purely for the purpose of tourism for the period of 3 months between August –…

Nairobi (Kenya) - July 31, 2014 - On Friday August 1st Mercedes Benz will be hosting an 18 hole Stableford tournament at Muthaiga Golf Club for owners of Mercedes Benz cars to prepare for participation by Kenya in the worldwide series of…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 28, 2014 - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce the election of W. Scott Supernaw, Tauck, Inc., as Chairman of the Executive Board of PATA. Mr Supernaw replaces Joao Manuel Costa…

Berlin (Germany) - July 28, 2014 - In 2013 Russia registered a huge increase in trips to foreign destinations and became Europe’s third biggest foreign travel market, reporting around 32 million trips abroad. These are the latest findings…

Miami, Florida (USA) - July 28, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the Venezuelan government to honor the commitment it made in March to permit airlines to repatriate in full and at fair exchange rates…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 26, 2014 - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and the Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia are pleased to announce the launch of The International Conference on Community Development Through Tourism (ICCDT),…

Phuket (Thailand) - July 27, 2014 - The first Autogyro Cavalon arrived in Thailand and landed in Phuket. By The Air, a part of the Phuket Deluxe Group is the sole distributor in Thailand of the German manufacturer AutoGyro GmBH. The…

Geneva (Switzerland) - July 27, 2014 - Airline profit expectations for the year ahead are positive even though recent improvements in financial performance have paused, according to IATA s quarterly survey of airline CFOs and heads of cargo…

Da Nang (Vietnam) - July 27, 2014 - Enjoy life on one of the best beaches in Southeast Asia, take in some outstanding heritage sites, and have yourself a very productive corporate meeting with the package available at Sandy Beach Non Nuoc…

Bangkok (thailand) - July 25, 2014 - Thailand today will send out friendly invitations to travellers from around the world through the symbolic release of thousands of smiley faced balloons into the skies above Bangkok. The ceremony will…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 25, 2014 - More than 900 travel media, bloggers, celebrities and travel industry executives from 47 countries and territories around the world are to be in Thailand in late July for one of the largest fam trips…

Alicante (Spain) - July 24, 2014 - Team Brunel stole pole position in the first competitive meeting of the new Volvo Ocean 65s, as the inaugural edition of the Marina Rubicón Round Canary Islands race took place in Lanzarote this week.…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 22, 2014 - Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) would like to share the following announcement and special promotions with all our associates, industry partners, meeting planners and organizers. It is…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 22, 2014 - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 PATA Grand and Gold Awards. Proudly supported and sponsored by the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) for the…

Marrakech (Morocco) - July 21, 2014 - Morocco Golf festival will be played for the fourth time on the fabulous golf courses surrounding the historic city of Marrakech. Morocco Golf Festival is open to Amateur Golfers of all levels (Men…

Geneva (Switzerland) - July 10, 2014 - An IATA report has highlighted the benefits of intra-Africa air service liberalization. Conducted by independent economic consultants InterVISTAS, the report outlines the benefits that would accrue if…

Alicante (Spain) - July 10, 2014 - Two rival Volvo Ocean Race crews have set out for transatlantic crossings from Newport, Rhode Island to the United Kingdom this week as preparations for the event start in October continued to heat up.…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 9, 2014 - Thailand-China Parliamentarians Friendship Group hosted a party, farewell and congratulate Mr.Zhang Yiming, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China. Held at Ah Yat Abalone…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 9, 2014 - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce that the PATA Asia Pacific Visitor Forecasts 2014-2018 Volume II is now available to purchase. Following the release of the Asia Pacific…

Berlin (Germany) - July 9, 2014 - At its meeting on 7 July the supervisory board of Messe Berlin GmbH elected Peter Zühlsdorff (73) to the post of chairman. He takes his position on a board comprising high-profile members of international…

Chiang Rai (Thailand) - July 8, 2014 - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Doi Tung Development Project are inviting Thai and foreign tourists visiting Chiang Rai to drop by at Doi Tung and learn about the fascinating lifestyles…

Spring, Texas (USA) - June 26, 2014 - European Barging has river cruise vacations that anyone will enjoy. Interested guests can contact European Barging now to book their cruise. The MS Loire Princesse will begin offering 6 to 8 day cruises…

Alicante (Spain) - June 25, 2014 - Torben Grael, Brazil’s joint most decorated Olympic medalist with five medals and former winner of the Volvo Ocean Race, has been awarded the inaugural Magnus Olsson Prize for his contribution to sailing.…

Bangkok (Thailand) - June 24, 2014 - The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), currently overseeing Thailand’s administration, has launched a raft of measures aimed at improving the experience of travellers and tourists visiting the…

Paris (France) - June 23, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) strongly condemned the strike action by French air traffic controllers which targets vacationers at the start of the busy summer holiday season. “Unions…

Phuket (Thailand) - June 18, 2014 - As part of a long term vision and expansion plan for the Montara Hospitality Group, owner Khun Narong Pattamasaevi is pleased to announce the official launch of the Trisara Academy on July 21, 2014,…

Jakarta (Indonesia) - June 9, 2014 - Pullman Jakarta Central Park is pleased to announce that the hotel has received the prestigious 2014 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site. This is the third year in…

Bangkok (Thailand) - June 9, 2014 - Asia Pacific destinations collectively welcomed close to 520 million international visitor arrivals (IVAs) in calendar year 2013 according to the Pacific Asia Travel Association’s (PATA’s) just released…

Bangkok (Thailand) - June 7, 2014 - The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has announced the lifting of the night-time curfew in four more serene seaside MICE and tourist destinations, including Hua Hin, Cha-am, Krabi and Phang-nga…

Geneva (Switzerland) - June 7, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the appointment, effective from June 9, of Glyn Hughes as the Association’s next Global Head of Cargo. Glyn Hughes joined IATA in 1991 to…

Bentota (Si Lanka) - June 6, 2014 - Centara Hotels & Resorts of Thailand staged the grand opening of Centara Ceysands Resort & Spa Sri Lanka on 29 May 2014, with the ceremony presided over by His Excellency Mr Mahinda Rajapksa,…

Alicante (Spain) - June 5, 2014 - Dongfeng Race Team’s Chinese rookies came face to face in the mid-Atlantic with a whale in a taste of the kind of larger-than-life experience the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 will throw at them. They have…

Guangzhou (China) - June 4, 2014 - Asian’s first Major winner Y.E. Yang will captain the Asian Team for the eighth edition of the Royal Trophy to be held on 19-21 December at Dragon Lake Golf Club in Guangzhou, China. “I am very happy to…

Nairobi (Kenya) - May 27, 2014 - The Kenya Golf Trophy, which is being supported by a host of leading international and domestic companies, has become Africa’s largest corporate Amateur Golf Tournament. The 3rd edition of the Kenya Golf…

Zhuhai (China) - May 24, 2014 - Over 230 young professionals, students and lecturers gathered at the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Youth Symposium at Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai Campus on May 16, 2014. Under the theme, “The…

Torremolinos (Spain) - May 27, 2014 - Skål International, the largest association of tourism professionals covering all branches of the industry, has decided to show its support for the Thai tourism industry by maintaining the meetings of…

Manila (Philippines) - May 23, 2014 - H.E. Ramon R. Jimenez Jr., the Secretary of Tourism of the Philippines passed on his sincere thanks on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) members…

Bangkok (Thailand) - May 23, 2014 - Leading hotel investors attending the recent Thailand Hotel Investment Conference in Bangkok have expressed their confidence in the kingdom as a tourist destination, saying the imposition of martial law…