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Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways targets $1 bn market capitalisation

Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways targets $1 bn market capitalisation

Daily day, 15 October, 2019

Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways expects a market capitalization of as much as $1 billion at its planned listing in the first quarter next year. The startup carrier plans to list about 400...
Chinese tourists increase by 33% in Cambodia

Chinese tourists increase by 33% in Cambodia

Daily day, 11 October, 2019

Cambodia attracted 1.7 million Chinese tourists during the first eight months of 2019, up 33 percent over the same period last year, said the Tourism Ministry's latest report on Monday. The...
Booking Holdings withdrawing from Google vacation rentals

Booking Holdings withdrawing from Google vacation rentals

Daily day, 09 October, 2019

Booking Holdings’ Agoda brand has been actively listing vacation rentals in the one-stop shop Google Travel, but it appears that the company is in the process of removing its listings. Booking...
Europe - The most aspirational destination for South-East Asian travellers

Europe - The most aspirational destination for South-East Asian travellers

Daily day, 07 October, 2019

The scenic beauty, natural landscapes, diversity of cultural attractions and the good weather are just some of the reasons why Europe remains the most aspirational holiday spot among long-haul destinations...
CoStar Acquires Hotel Data Provider STR for $450M

CoStar Acquires Hotel Data Provider STR for $450M

Daily day, 03 October, 2019

In the competitive world of global hospitality, data and intelligence are often key to hoteliers maximizing the performance of their properties in a dynamic marketplace. Commercial real estate information provider CoStar...
800 million trips expected during China's National Day

800 million trips expected during China's National Day

Daily day, 01 October, 2019

Chinese citizens will make about 800 million trips to destinations at home and abroad during the upcoming National Day holiday, according to a report from China's largest online travel agency...
Chinese tourists are heading back to Thailand

Chinese tourists are heading back to Thailand

Daily day, 27 September, 2019

The number of Chinese tourists visiting Thailand topped 1 million in August for the first time in six months, brightening an otherwise dim outlook for the nation’s economy. Chinese arrivals surged...
Plunge of Chinese visits affects Vietnam's hospitality industry

Plunge of Chinese visits affects Vietnam's hospitality industry

Daily day, 25 September, 2019

Vietnam's hotel industry has been hit by a decline in the number of Chinese visitors, like elsewhere in Asia-Pacific, Savills says. There was a drop of 3 percent in Chinese bookings...
Thomas Cook collapses and thousands stranded as travel giant fails to secure rescue deal

Thomas Cook collapses and thousands stranded as travel giant fails to secure rescue deal

Daily day, 23 September, 2019

The world’s oldest Travel agency, Thomas Cook has collapsed leaving 600,000 holidaymakers stranded worldwide.In what are a sad state of affairs for the travel industry and everyone affected, the Civil...
District 3 - Ho Chi Minh City was listed on top 20 coolest neighbourhoods in the world

District 3 - Ho Chi Minh City was listed on top 20 coolest neighbourhoods in the world

Daily day, 19 September, 2019

The staff of Time Out, which has publications in cities all over the world, have put together an A (Accra) B (Beirut) C (Copenhagen) list of the world's 20 coolest...
Political turmoil in Asia drives tourists to Southeast Asia

Political turmoil in Asia drives tourists to Southeast Asia

Daily day, 17 September, 2019

This summer's political turmoil is redrawing the map of Asian tourism, with South Korean and Chinese travelers avoiding previously popular destinations like Japan and Hong Kong for Southeast Asia. The growing...
Viet Nam was named among world’s top 10 fastest growing travel destinations

Viet Nam was named among world’s top 10 fastest growing travel destinations

Daily day, 13 September, 2019

Vietnam is the only Southeast Asian country in the top 10 world's fastest growing travel destinations, according to a United Nations report.The country's tourism industry is moving in the right...