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Tour guides behaving badly

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has launched “Honest & Quality Hong Kong Tour” in China to neutralise the impact caused by recent highly publicised incidents of Chinese tour groups being pressured into shopping by tour guides. “This promotion ... TravelWeekly Asia

Visit ASEAN fund up in the air?

Promotional funding for the Visit ASEAN Pass is reportedly “up in the air” because some member countries, of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are said to be questioning the meagre returns that they have received compared to the contribution ... TravelWeekly Asia

SIA,SilkAir services open whole new world for Sarawak and Sabah

To say the tourism authorities and travel trade in Sarawak and Sabah are ecstatic over the news that Singapore Airlines and SilkAir will be flying directly to the states’ capital of Kuching and Kota Kinabalu respectively, is an understatement. And understandably ... TravelWeekly Asia

New rail journey opens up outback Australia

17 June 2003 MELBOURNE - The soon-to-be-completed A$1.3 billion rail track across the centre of Australia is to become the country's latest - and longest - tourist attraction. The legendary Ghan will begin the transcontinental rail service early ... TravelWeekly Asia
Airlines - Hotels

Key management changes at STB

23 July 2003 SINGAPORE - Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has announced a round of new appointments to its senior management as part of its ongoing corporate restructuring. Among the changes, a new Strategic Tourism Unit has been added – the Food ... TravelWeekly Asia
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Travellers keep calm over bird flu

26 January 2004 BANGKOK – Industry members say the Asian Bird Flu effecting a number of Asian countries poultry industries has so far not seen negative spin-offs for Asian tourism. Sarawan Murray, public relations manager for Indochina Services, ... TravelWeekly Asia
Airlines - China - Travel Agents

Singapore launches inbound brand for medicine

21 October 2003 SINGAPORE - The Economic Development Board (EDB), Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and International Enterprise Singapore (IE) have launched SingaporeMedicine, seeking to propel the Lion City’s status internationally in the field of ... TravelWeekly Asia
China - Travel Agents

Australia welcomes Qantas’ non-stop plans to Shanghai, Mumbai

SYDNEY - Qantas Airways has applied to the International Air Services Commission for the rights to commence non-stop services from Australia to Mumbai in India and Shanghai in China – a move greeted in tourism circles. QF’s executive general manager ... TravelWeekly Asia
Airlines - China

Tourism Ministry to table Think Tourism Policy in Parliament

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia Tourism Ministry will table the Think Tourism Policy before Parliament next month, which will involve the cooperation of all Malaysians in tourism to boost the industry. When passed by Parliament the Think Tourism Policy would ... TravelWeekly Asia
Airlines - Corporate Travel

Bali is back in business

On the second anniversary of the Bali bombing, the turnaround for the island’s tourism industry is almost complete. Total foreign direct tourist arrivals to Bali for August 2004 reached 155,628 – the second-best August in history and only marginally ... TravelWeekly Asia
Airlines - Corporate Travel

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