Travel and Tourism Industry News

Fiji’s tourism targets the luxurious or high-end market in China to boost the highest money earner in the Pacific island nation. Tourism Fiji said on Monday Fiji does not target the mass market as she does not have the facilities and activities to cater for this segment. Visitors from China to Fiji has increased in [...]

In celebration of its fifth anniversary, The Bulfinch Boston announces its “Cut the Bill at the Bull” promotion allowing guests to cut “the bill” or “the bull” (or whichever slogan one prefers), from the hotel check-out bill. Now until December 30, 2009, guests booking a minimum 3 night stay will be able to choose from [...]

Two major events are to be held in Bangkok at the end of September 2009 to capitalize on the global popularity of Thai cuisine, boost exports of Thai agricultural products, and help visitors enjoy a higher quality of culinary experience across the vast range of dining options in the kingdom. The two major food events [...]

Senior Malaysian tourism officials are now in India to woo more tourists from the burgeoning affluent middle-class population there. It will be a tough task as regional players are eyeing the same market to rake in foreign exchange for their cash-hungry economies, however. A high-level delegation led by Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Ng Yen Yen [...]

Aston has signed a management agreement for a new three star Aston City hotel in Indonesia. The Aston Soll Marina City Hotel on Sumatra’s Bangka Island, will feature 120 modern and functional rooms and several meeting rooms as well as a contemporary café and Karaoke entertainment facilities. Bangka Island is the largest island of Indonesia’s [...]

NYC & Company, the marketing, tourism and partnership organization for the City of New York, is inviting consumers from five U.S. cities to visit New York City in 2009 to take advantage of exceptional value and unique experiences in the World’s Second Home. To encourage domestic visitors to book now for travel beginning in September, [...]

Despite an agreement between North Korea and South Korean conglomerate Hyundai Group to restart their joint tourism business to Mount Kumgang, it remains unclear whether and when South Korean tourists will again be able to visit the scenic resort on the North’s eastern coast. The two sides said in a joint press release issued after [...]