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Skyscanner Sets Sights on Asia Market

2011-06-27 by Liliana Steffens

Skyscanner travel booking

Travel search innovators Skyscanner, one of the world’s most useful travel search tools, has announced a year to year revenue increase of 75 percent. Also in their news, the company’s growth trajectory has also paved the way for expansion in Asia via operations in Singapore. With emerging markets being underutilized, can companies like Skyscanner gain a foothold?

Tags: airline bookings, Asia bookings, Asia travel, Barry Smith, Bonamy Grimes, Bookings, flights, Gareth Williams, hotels, online travel tools, Singapore travel, tickets, travel tools, UK travel Europe travel, Zoombu

Agoda and Jetstar Team Up

2011-06-02 by Phil Butler

Jetstar Asia Airways landing page

In online travel news today, Agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking web portal, announced a partnership with Jetstar Asia Ariways. Now Agoda’s inventory of thousands of hotels will be accessible through Jetstar’S digital storefronts, and co-op deals will be offered through the airlines holiday network.

Tags: Agoda, air travel, Asia companies, Asia OTA, Asia travel, cheap fares, hotel booking, hotel portal, Jetstar Asia Airways, online travel, Robert Rosenstein, Singapore, Singapore travel, Southeast Asia Travel

The Coolest Tours On Earth – Angkor Photo Workshop

2011-06-01 by Phil Butler

Another superb Jim Cline photo

For those of you out there with a photographic itch to scratch, travel to exotic places for photo ops has to be high on your list of “to do’s”. So, for your photography travel wish list this season, Argo would like to suggest one of the most exotic and absolutely the coolest photo trip possible. Jim Cline Photo Tours is offering the unique opportunity of a lifetime for some, an Angkor Photo Workshop at Cambodia’s Khmer temples of Angkor.

Tags: adventure photos, Angkor, Angkor Photo Workshop, Asía tours, Asia travel, Cambodia, Cambodia travel, Jim Cline, Jim Cline Photo Tours, Karl Grobl, photo tour, photo tourism, quality tours, South America travel, tours

Record Number of Tourists to Visit Singapore in 2011

2011-03-28 by Mike Wheatley

Singapore Chinatown, one of the islands' leading tourist attractions

Between 12 and 13 million tourists are expected to visit the city-state this year, bringing with them tourism receipts of around 23 billion SGD (Singapore dollars), according to the Trade, Industry and Education minister S Iswaran.

Tags: Asia travel, Island travel, online travel, Ritz Carlton Singapore, Singapore, Singapore tourism, Singapore Tourism Board, Singapore tourist industry, Singapore tourists, Singapore travel, tourism, tourism markets, travel news, travel numbers, Visit Singapore

Singapore Switches Off Early For Earth Hour

2011-03-25 by Mike Wheatley

Save the environment, join in Earth Hour Singapore

Singaporeans are ready to embrace Earth Hour at 8.30pm tonight. Perhaps more than anyone else, they can readily appreciate the virtues of air conditioning, with the tropical city state typically experiencing temperatures of above 30˚C throughout the year. Anyone who does switch off for Earth Hour is making a big, but definitely worthwhile sacrifice.

Tags: Asia, Asia travel, Earth Day, Earth hour, envionment, Environment, Golden Village, Planet Awareness, save Earth, Singapore, World Wildlife Fund

Malaysia Lures Singaporeans with Low Cost Holiday Promise

2011-03-24 by Phil Butler

Malaysia courtesy Taiwan Holidays

Malaysian tourism chiefs underlined how important their near-neighbors in Singapore are to the country’s tourist trade earlier today when rolling out new incentives to try and attract more visitors from across the straits. Zalizam Zakaria, director of Malaysia Tourism Singapore admitted “Singapore is a very important market for us”. Singaporeans made up almost 53% of […]

Tags: Asia tourism, Asia travel, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysia tourism, Malaysia travel, Pahang, Putrajaya and Selangor, Singapore, Singapore tourism, Terengganu, vacation bargains, vacation market

Five Must-see Asian Festivals for 2011

2011-03-22 by Mike Wheatley

Traditional Japanese dancers

Asian festivals are traditionally amongst some of the most explosive and exciting to be found anywhere in the world, and they are steadily gaining a big following from overseas travelers looking to join in the fun. Today we highlight five of the most popular, not-to-be-missed festivals set to take place this year.

Tags: Asia tourism, Asia travel, Asian festivals, festival travel, Jakar Tsechu, Kandy Esala Perahera, Kandyan, longest moustache competition, Pushkar Camel Fair, Takayama Festival, Tumbuna Sing Sing, visit Asia, world festivals

Asia Leads Growing Global Tourist Industry

2011-03-21 by Mike Wheatley

Spanish beach

Figures released by the IPK International Consulting Group showed that the number of outbound trips reached record levels in what was a fantastic year for global tourism. With the world looking for good economic news, JPK’s date is certainly a welcome surprise for many.

Tags: 2011 travel, Asia tourism, Asia travel, India travel, IPK International Consulting Group, Latin America tourism, online travel, South America travel, travel industry, visit Asia, world tourism, world travel trends

South East Asia on Just One Visa?

2011-03-19 by Mike Wheatley

Bangkok's busy streets

Travelers may soon be able to enjoy the delights of South East Asia; shopping in Singapore, surfing in Bali, partying in Bangkok and cruising up the Mekong, all with just one visa, if ASEAN get their way.

Tags: ASEAN, Asia travel, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Bali tourism, Bali travel, Bangkok, Jakarta, Laos tourism, Mekong, Schengen visa, South East Asia, Thailand travel, travel tips, Vietnam travel, visa, visit Bali

Russia’s SAT & Agoda Join Forces

2011-02-21 by Phil Butler

SAT now offers hotels

Agoda.com, Priceline.com’s Asian global hotel booking site, announces partnering with Russia’s SAT Airlines. The resulting collaboration will allow SAT travelers instant access to Agoda’s over 150,000 hotels.

Tags: Agoda, airline industry, airlines, Asia flights, Asia travel, Asian hotels, Direct Connect, flight bookings, flights, hotel bookings, Priceline, PRWeb, Russia to Asia, Russia travel, Russian airlines, Russian Federation, SAT, seats, Vocus

Langkawi Water Festival – A Thai Watersport Jewel

2011-02-09 by Delia Gavrilescu

The Westin Resort

If you are an extreme sports fan, and just happen to be headed to Thailand, then the much anticipated Langkawi Water Festival should be right up your alley. Hosted by the Malaysian resort, this high octane event is an opportunity to be amazed and to cool off under the hot Thai sun.

Tags: Asia Rooms, Asia travel, Four Seasons Resort Langkawi, hotels, Langkawi Water Festival, Malaysian resort, Pantai Cenang, Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort, Sheraton Resorts, ski racing, Thai festivals, Thai tourism, Thailand, Thailand travel, watersports

Happy Birthday to Singapore’s Jurong Bird Park

2011-01-20 by Phil Butler

Jurong Bird Park inmate

Singapore’s Jurong Bird Park celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year with special prices and gifts for guests. The largest bird park in the world, Jurong is home to thousands of rare birds, and some of the world’s most fascinating exhibitions. Visitors this year are in for a rare treat indeed.

Tags: Asia attractions, Asia travel, bird attractions, bird habitat, bird park, bird santuary, Jurong, Jurong Anniversary, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore attraction, Singapore tourism, Singapore zoos, travel, wildlife

Asian Games Get Underway In Guangzhou Today

2010-11-12 by Phil Butler

The torch relay begins

The Asian Games get underway today with a great deal of fanfare. China Premier Wen Jiabao and a laundry list of dignitaries are scheduled to witness what could be China’s biggest light show ever. A river spectacle is set for the opening of the 16th contingent of the games.

Tags: Asia travel, Asia travel events, Asian athletics, Asian Games, Asian tourism, athletic events, Beijing, China athletics, China events, China travel, Fall events, Lingnan culture, travel events, Wen Jiabao

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