Travel and Tourism Industry News

The number of tourists visiting India since last October has been falling due to economic slowdown, reported the semi-official Press Trust of India news agency on Tuesday. The news agency quoted a government official as saying that the Mumbai terror attacks have further reduced the number of tourist arrivals in December and January. Tourism Minister [...]

Shanghai Airlines announced on Monday that it will open a direct service from Shanghai to Hanoi as of next month. This will be Shanghai Airlines’ second destination in Vietnam following Ho Chi Minh City. The airline said its Boeing 727-800 airplane will offer three flights a week on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday from Shanghai beginning [...]

Arrivals of American tourists in Malaysia went up nine percent to 220,000 in 2008 from 2007 despite the gloomy economic scenario, Salahuddin Mohd Ariffin, Vice-President and Director of Tourism Malaysia in New York said here Sunday. More than 55 percent of the American tourists were in Malaysia for leisure, while the rest came for business, [...]

Amadeus Philippines has warned that hotels in the country’s business districts could post drops in bookings as companies cut back on expenditures this year. Amadeus Philippines general manager Albert Villadolid said a survey they conducted revealed that companies in the Asia Pacific region will be cutting down on trips this year while at the same [...]

A Famtrip delegation, including representatives from European travel agencies from France, Greece, Austria and Germany, is on a trans-Vietnam tour from Feb. 12-20 to study the Vietnamese market and seek cooperative opportunities in Vietnam. According to the leading tour operator Viettravel, the delegation will conduct surveys at some of Vietnam’s most famous tourist sites, such [...]

The Friday the 13th early morning flight of Cebu Pacific, 5J562, from Tacloban to Manila was cancelled forcing passengers to take alternative flights later on the day. A bird strike caused engine trouble for Cebu Pacific flight 5J651 as it was landing at the DZR Airport in Tacloban Airport in Leyte early morning of Friday, [...]

Holidaymakers all over the world can now visit a new website that gives them the latest information about the tourism situation on the ground in Thailand. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched the “Thailand Tourism Update” website (www.tourismthailand.org/thailandtourismupdate). The site aims to ensure tourists an enjoyable journey within Thailand by keeping them informed [...]