Travel and Tourism Industry News

Where do you plan to go this summer? If you love the beach and you love golfing, Myrtle Beach is the place for you. Myrtle Beach is located in South Carolina (USA). The reason as to why travelers get attracted towards this place is a number of amusement parks, theatres, yummy food, water sports etc. [...]

The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) has vowed to intensify its marketing promotions on the country’s wellness sector, particularly on medical tourism, to lure high-paying tourists to the Philippines. ”It will be one of our high-valued packages,” said Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano. The wellness industry is composed of the spa business, medical tourism, including [...]

Tourist arrivals to the Philippines grew 7.8 percent in January this year as compared to the same period last year. Latest statistics from the Department of Tourism’s Tourism Research and Statistics Division show that there were 293,803 tourists that came to the country last month. Of this number, the Koreans still remain as the top [...]

Reservations can now be made online for the Copthorne Hotel Dubai through the millenniumhotels.com website with the Millennium Hotels & Resorts Best Rate Guarantee. Located in Port Saeed in the heart of Deira, minutes from the Dubai International Airport and within walking distance of the shopping and entertainment complex, Deira City Centre, the Copthorne Hotel [...]

The Philippines stood as this year’s Lunar New Year holiday destination of choice among an increasing amount of Chinese tourists. This was revealed through reports by Taipei-based travel agents and supported by data from the Philippine embassy and consulates in China. According to Tourism Secretary Ace Durano, “This clearly indicates that the Chinese travel market [...]

A new Asian customer has placed a firm order for an Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ). The aircraft will feature a luxurious VIP interior, and will be powered by CFM International CFM56-5B7/P engines. Management of the aircraft will be by BAA Jet Management of Hong Kong, which is rapidly building a name for itself in the [...]

Together with the Malaysian Tourism Authority, Thai Airways International has launched a special rate for travel during February and March from Dubai to the Malaysian cities of Kuala Lumpur and Genting. Valid for round trip travel for travel until the end of March 2008, visitors to Malaysia flying from Dubai on THAI via Bangkok can [...]