With 80% of all tourist arrivals concentrated in just three destinations – Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville along the Coast, the Ministry of Tourism is looking at promoting secondary destinations to better spread tourist movements across …
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Finland promotes happiness at ITB Asia 2019
National tourism authority Visit Finland invited ITB Asia visitors to find out the secret behind being the happiest country in the world and to explore the country’s all year round offering, either on a stopover or a longer stay. For …
Positive feedback, positive outlook
Exclusive interview: Katrina Leung, Managing Director of Messe Berlin (Singapore) The gates are closed and, as they say in the industry, “it’s all over bar the shouting”. Indeed, there seems to be a lot to shout about after this edition …
Honing the fine art of destination marketing
Trip.com destination marketing specialist Edison Chen talks about present and future trends and needs As travellers are becoming more tech-savvy, distracted, and consequently more demanding, destination marketing professionals and travel agencies are brainstorming new strategies – from vertical marketing, AI-powered …
ITB Asia News – Day 3 Edition
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Growing the online group travel booking market in Asia
Exclusive trade interview: Tim Hentschel, CEO, Hotelplanner.com and Meetings.com HotelPlanner.com is the world’s largest provider of online group hotel bookings and event management services. Meanwhile Meetings.com secures hotel accommodations, meeting space, conference venues, and hospitality services – and negotiates the …
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ITB Asia News – Day 2 Edition
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ITB Asia 2019: tourism at the heart of world peace and freedom
The 2019 edition of ITB Asia kicked off with a press conference at the Marina Bay Sands, at which the importance of tourism for peace and freedom were underlined. Michael Müller, The Governing Mayor of Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, …
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Trip.com grows business… and footprint
With triple-digit growth, the company is looming as a new major OTA player Anyone travelling around Singapore at the moment would not be able to avoid noticing some very “visual” public advertising for Trip.com. Part of the massive Ctrip group, …
Landmark masterplan will transform Sentosa and Brani islands into Singapore’s trendiest leisure destinations
The first key milestone of Sentosa Brani Master Plan has been recently unveiled, which will reinforce Sentosa Island as Singapore’s largest leisure destination. Sentosa Island and the neighbouring island of Brani, currently a loading area for cargo, is due to …
