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Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei Darussalam) - October 8, 2013 - Travelindex has launched today, in time for the 23rd ASEAN SUMMIT, its VisitASEAN.org, the first and only integrated travel information resource on all 10 ASEAN countries and their…

Bangkok (Thailand) - October 3, 2013 - Siam Center is not anymore a shopping mall. Siam Center is an “Ideaopolis” a center of trend-setting ideas, of imagination and boundless design creativity that adheres to nothing but the supreme…

Bangkok (Thailand) - October 3, 2013 - International visitor arrivals into Asia and the Pacific grew by six percent in June 2013, the latest month for which comprehensive pan-regional results are available. The figures for June are among…

Macau (Macau SAR) - October 3, 2013 - The second edition of "Global Tourism Economy Forum", one of the most prominent international events of the year, concluded with tremendous success on 19 September after the three day activities. Over…

Koh Chang (Thailand) - October 2, 2013 - It is a blight of many cities that while you can more or less drive around, it is almost impossible to find a place to park. Now, something similar is happening at sea, more boats and fewer berths on…

New York, NY (USA) - October 2, 2013 - For twelve consecutive years, the Skål International “Sustainable Development in Tourism” Awards were presented during the Opening Ceremony of the 74th Skål World Congress that, for the first time, is…

Macau (Macau SAR) - September 28, 2013 - The PATA Foundation, is delighted to announce that Ms. Pansy Ho, Managing Director, Shun Tak Holdings Limited, has accepted the role as the Foundation’s first official Ambassador. Announced during…

Nairobi (Kenya) - September 29, 2013 - The 2nd Kenya Golf Trophy will be held at Royal Nairobi Golf Club on 18 October 2013. This will be Kenya's and probably Africa's biggest Corporate Amateur Golf Event ever held. 50 Sponsors, 35 prizes…

Bangkok (Thailand) - September 29, 2013 - lebua Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce that their President, Khun Narawadee Bualert, is one of the recipients of the ‘Asian Young Woman Business Leader of the Year 2013’ for her…

Chengdu (China) - September 25, 2013 - The Pacific Asia Travel Association’s (PATA) annual Travel Mart opened in Chengdu, China on September 17th, with a number of allied and concurrent content-driven workshops. One of the workshops…

Washington DC (USA) - September 26, 2013 - The following are statements from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Assistant to the President for Science and Technology John P. Holdren about the berthing of Orbital Sciences' Cygnus cargo…

London (United Kingdom) - September 25, 2013 - Technology-driven trip planning and travel inspiration start-ups can win £5,000 in a new WTM initiative, Fresh, sponsored by Sabre Travel Network as part of the dedicated Travel Tech Show at…

Qingdao (China) - September 23, 2013 - A launching ceremony was held for the Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis, a film and television industry project with the world's largest investment funded by a total investment of more than 50 billion…

Cape Town (South Africa) - September 21, 2013 - Cape Town will take the place of Recife on the route for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 in a direct change announced on Thursday at the city’s V & A Waterfront. The decision to go to the…

Pattaya (Thailand) - September 18, 2013 - Thirayuth Chirathivat, Chief Executive Officer of Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Robert Lohrmann to the position of General Manager of Centara Grand Mirage Beach…

Bangkok (Thailand) - September 8, 2013 - Ramada Plaza Bangkok Menam Riverside’s Chairlady, Mrs. Malee Tangsin made a personal donation to Pranangklao Hospital recently in aid of the purchase of medical equipment for the Emergency Care Unit…

Bangkok (Thailand) - September 5, 2013 - Last month, a team of 10 staff members from Lisu Lodge participated in a whitewater rafting training course. The training was organized by the Ministry of Tourism and took place at Wild Planet Camp…

Bangkok (Thailand) - September 2, 2013 - Ramada Plaza Bangkok Menam Riverside’s Green Society, aptly called “Menam Green Society” recently organized a river clean-up activity where the hotel’s society members took part in cleaning the Chao…

Hong Kong (Hong Kong) - September 4, 2013 - Economy in Asia is booming and air-traffic in the region is forecasted to grow at 6.7% per annum. The cruise industry is also expecting a 17.0% annual growth in passengers. To leverage on the…

Hong Kong (Hong Kong) - September 4, 2013 - Asian Team Captain Y.E. Yang has followed his previous player appointments for the Asian Team for the next edition of the Royal Trophy with the nomination of another Asian golf superstar – Japan’s…

Bangkok (Thailand) - September 3, 2013 - Thailand’s leading hotel operator, Centara Hotels & Resorts, is to open its first property on the African continent following the signing of a management contract for Centara Grand Addis Ababa…

Bangkok (Thailand) - August 31, 2013 - With many airlines already providing on-board WiFi service and with millions of users daily, Thai Airways (THAI) is attempting to catch-up and is keen to improve it's loss making results in 1H13 even…

Bangkok (Thailand) - August 25, 2013 - Asiatique the Riverfront, a lifestyle destination on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, is to delight home decorators and lovers of art and handmade objects with the Art & Design Sale 2013.…

Bangkok (Thailand) - August 25, 2013 - It was a trip I long wanted to do. Working for the travel industry, the thought of visiting the historical UNESCO ruins of Ayutthaya, aboard a restored rice barge sounded very appealing, and so, one…

Bangkok (Thailand) August 30, 2013 - Wat Niwet Thammaprawat may be just one of more than 30,000 temples in Thailand, but it is certainly not your typical Buddhist temple. It is distinct from the others not only because it is located on an…

Bangkok (Thailand) - August 30, 2013 - The Peninsula Bangkok is offering guests a new experience which on the surface appears to marry two diametrically opposite activities - elephants and wine. The majestic and iconic elephant is…

Hong Kong (Hong Kong) - Augsut 27, 2013 - Chinese golf legends Zhang Lian-wei and Liang Wen-chong have been respectively appointed by Asian Team Captain Y.E. Yang as Vice-Captain and Team Member for the next edition of the Royal Trophy to…

Bangkok, August 27, 2013 – Dusit International announces a new senior appointment to boost European driven business in their London Regional Sales Office. Ms. Maria Calvo joins the company in the role of Regional Senior Sales Manager…

Koh Samet (Thailand) - August 21, 2013 - A delegation of more than 200 senior Thai tourism industry executives and media, led by H.E. Mr. Somsak Pureesrisak, Minister of Tourism and Sports, visited the area affected by a recent oil spill…

Bangkok, 21 August 2013 – International visitor arrivals into Asia Pacific destinations have expanded at better than eight per cent over the first part of the year according to preliminary estimates released by the Pacific Asia Travel…

Chiang Mai (Thailand) - August 20, 2013 - Award-winning AHMS Hotels is set to expand its hip akyra brand in the heart of Chiang Mai's most buzz-worthy boulevard, Nimmanhaemin, in the third quarter of next year with the launch of akyra Manor…

Bangkok (Thailand) August 19, 2013 - Originally published on Apr. 14, 2006 by BangkokPost - His first Songkran in Chiang Mai years ago got him soaking wet as well as giggling with fun. Andrew J Wood laughed and smiled so much that he felt…

Bangkok (Thailand) - August 18, 2013 - lebua Hotels and Resorts, a refined luxury brand of hotels and restaurants announces its honor of winning 4 awards at the 2013 Seven Star Global Luxury Awards, the pinnacle of exclusive luxury awards.…

Singapore (Singapore) - August 16, 2013 - Following this year’s success of hosting over 880 international MICE delegates at the IT&CM China Opening Ceremony & Welcome Dinner, Kerry Hotel Pudong Shanghai has committed to hosting the…

Nairobi (Kenya) - August 15, 2013 - The 1st Kenya Golf Trophy held last December, attracted leading international brands, which all renewed their sponsorship for this year's event: Heineken the Title Sponsor, Etihad Airways the official…

Bangkok (Thailand) - August 10, 2013 - Asia Atlantic Airlines, the dynamic new regional carrier, launched yesterday at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport. A joint venture between Japanese travel giant HIS and prominent Thai…

Bangkok (Thailand) - August 15, 2013 - Travel & tourism from Africa to Thailand is expected to be a major beneficiary of the Thai-African Strategic Partnership announced during Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s visit to Mozambique,…

Boca Raton, Florida (USA) - July 30, 2013 - Concierge and Lifestyle Management company, One Concierge (www.oneconcierge.com) today proudly announced that it has re-introduced and re-vamped their entire Membership portfolio to better meet…

Hong Kong (Hong Kong) - July 30, 2013 - Korean Y.E. Yang and Spaniard José Maria Olazábal will lead the Asian and European Teams respectively at the next edition of the Royal Trophy to be played on 20-22 December 2013 at Dragon Lake Golf…

Hong Kong (Hong Kong SAR) - July 23, 2013 - Tourists are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious. Based on a TripAdvisor survey, 57% US travelers often make eco-friendly decisions and 71% said they would make more eco-friendly…

Sydney (Australia) - July 24, 2013 - eRevMax Technologies is currently expanding to Australia and hiring a sales manager for the country. The company has 36 years of combined experience between its founders in the Hospitality and Software…

Hua Hin (Thailand) - July 23, 2013 - Skål International Thailand is delighted to announce the date for the first ever Internship & Job Fair 2013 in Hua Hin on Thursday, 8 August 2013 12:00noon at Silpakorn University Petchaburi IT…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 22, 2013 - Since May of this year, the Tourism Authority of Thailand's (TAT) online “Voluntourism” campaign called “The Little Big Project” (whose tagline is : You’ll Be Amazed how LITTLE can make such a BIG…

Ramada Plaza Bangkok Menam Riverside is one of the official partners for Sonic Bang 2013 Bangkok Music Festival to be held on 24 August 2013 at Impact Muang Thong Thani. The hotel will host some of the main international artists during…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 19, 2013: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) joins hand with Thai Airways International, Asia Web Direct, and more than 30 leading providers of health, beauty, and spa treatments to launch a digital marketing…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 19, 2013 - Thailand's tourism industry is enjoying record arrivals and I forecast that this good news will last for the foreseeable future subject to no natural calamities or political upheavals. Tourism revenue…

Phuket (Thailand) - July 15, 2013 - The organisers of the Singapore Yacht Show have confirmed the launch of a new charter yacht show, to be hosted annually at Phuket Yacht Haven in Thailand. The inaugural show, to be held in mid-December…

Berlin (Germany) - July 10, 2013 - The long-standing collaboration between ITB Berlin and ABAV, the Tourism Fair of the Americas, is set to become even closer. For the second time the world’s leading travel trade show is due to be the…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 15, 2013 - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is promoting six experiential and creative travel themes to encourage multi-country trips across Southeast Asia. The themed promotions are part of the…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 14, 2013 - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Action Plan for 2014 was officially released to the private sector and global media at a day-long briefing followed by a press conference at the Queen Sirikit…