According to the study by Skyscanner, mobile web is instrumental in travel planning. The data revealed an eight percent Year-on-Year leap in searches made on smartphones, indicating a growing preferen…
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Sri Lanka gears up to attract 2.5 million tourists in 2017
Though the number of tourist arrivals last year was below the target of the regional government of 2.2 million tourists, Amaratunga said that it was the highest ever. He also added that it was a good …
SilkAir announces exclusive offers for 2017
The Singapore based airline, in its latest fare promotion, has included South East Asia and North Asia destinations in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, China and Japan. All …
Anantara unveils development of new resort in Zanzibar
Occupying in excess of 1,000 hectares of prime Indian Ocean coastline in the northeast of Zanzibar, Zanzibar Amber Resort is an integrated project which is currently under development blending contemp…
Ethiopian Airlines to commence operations in Antananarivo from March 2017
Ethiopian’s new nonstop flight will operate three times weekly to and from Ethiopian’s hub at Addis Ababa, where passengers can connect to and from cities throughout the world, including W…
TAT to host the 37th edition of ‘Thailand Tourism Festival 2017’
The Festival, which coincides with Chinese New Year 2017, will be held during January 25-29, 2017. It is expected to attract over 650,000 visitors with 90% of these visitors predicted to travel in Tha…
Macao announces new tourism and culture policy plans for 2017
The Secretary also confirmed that the Macao SAR Government has approved the concept of a complete restoration of the Grand Prix Museum and the relocation of the Wine Museum. Additionally, he encourage…
Air Seychelles sets a new passenger record
Roy Kinnear, CEO, Air Seychelles, said, “Air Seychelles continues to go from strength to strength and we are delighted to announce today that we have set a new record of 550,000 total passengers…
Hong Kong Airlines signs codeshare agreement with Kenya Airways
The agreement allows Kenya Airways to have a daily product between the two key business cities, which will provide new growth opportunities for both airlines’ to work together to improve flight …
Taiwan gearing up to celebrate Lantern Festival
The Taipei Lantern Festival is held for several days at the Taipei Expo Park, reaching its peak on the day of the Lantern Festival itself. There are many traditional lanterns, electromechanical lanter…