Visit Cambodia Tourism Sites
Cambodia has eyed temples and cultural sites in Preah Vihear Province as another potential tourism boost for the country. Delivering a speech to the launch of students contests in Phnom Penh on Thursday, Sok An, deputy prime minister and minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers, said Preah Vihear Province, located [...]
Cruise Terminal in Suzhou, China
A professional network for cruise terminal operators in Asia was inaugurated in Suzhou, China, today to play a leading role in developing an Asian cruise playground and a new niche tourism market for the region. Present at the ceremony were several heads of Asian tourism bodies, including Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board Director-General Datuk Mirza Mohammad [...]
Airlines Rules on Change in No-Fly List
U.S. Homeland Security officials has issued new rules requiring airlines to pay closer attention to changes in the no-fly list. The rules came in response to the ability of alleged Times Square would-be bomber Faisal Shahzad’s ability to board a plane to Dubai even though his name appeared on the list. Homeland Security told airlines [...]
Growing market of youth adventure travelers
With an eye on the growing market of youth adventure travelers, the Philippines Department of Tourism (PDOT) partners with MTV Networks for a “hip, contemporary” global campaign — MTV Revelations, to promote Philippines as a destination for young adults and music lovers. MTV Revelations is being created for twelve markets: Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, [...]
Philippine International Tourism Fair (PITF) 2010
Cebu’s tourism industry leaders are optimistic their sector will continue to grow this year, believing the world economy is on a clear path to recovery. Robert Lim Joseph, chairman emeritus of the National Association of Independent Travel Agencies-Philippines Inc. (Naitas), said he is confident the group can gather at least 100 foreign buyers and 120 [...]
Effect of bankruptcy of Hungarian national airline Malev
The bankruptcy of Hungarian national airline Malev has affected thousands of Slovak travelers, including those who have bought tickets from the company and also those who are already abroad, local media reported on Friday. “We estimate that several thousand people who flew with Malev are still away,” said Lukas Svaro from pelikan.sk, a web site [...]
Heritage Tourism in Vietnam
With a nationwide theme of “Heritage Tourism” this year, Viet Nam’s tourism industry is expected to experience an increase of tourists and strong competition with other countries in the region, said General Director of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Van Tuan. Number of visitors on the rise during Tet holiday. During the Tet holiday, [...]
Chinese Tourists Invade New Zealand
New Zealand admitted a record monthly number of visitors in December last year, pushed up by increasing number of travelers from Australia and China, the government statistics agency said Friday. “There were 364,200 visitor arrivals in December 2011, the highest recorded for any month,” Statistics New Zealand population statistics manager Andrea Blackburn said in a [...]
Pilots of All Nippon Airways Go On Strike
All Nippon Airways <9202> said Monday that a crew union at wholly owned subsidiary Air Nippon plans to begin a 24-hour strike Tuesday midnight. The strike is expected to affect 4,900 passengers in Japan as 68 domestic flights in the ANA group are expected to be canceled and 27 others are likely to be delayed.
Landslide Affects Tourists in Boracay, Philippines
Close to 100 vehicles and thousands of passengers that include foreign tourists coming in and out of Boracay Island have been stranded after a landslide occurred along the national highway in Barangay Libertad, Nabas, Aklan. S/Insp. Renante Matillano, chief of police of Nabas Philippine National Police Station, said continuous rains since Sunday evening triggered the [...]