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Fuel companies halt supply to cash-strapped Air India

Fuel supply stopped at six airports
Qantas cuts capacity as Hong Kong demand softens

Smaller planes will be deployed on HK route
Thailand downgrades 2019 tourism forecast

Strong THB impacting tourist arrivals
Qantas to fly non-stop from Sydney to London this year

Test flight will determine whether airline should push ahead with regular service
Regulator approves Ctrip's 42.5 percent stake in MakeMyTrip

Chinese travel giant now owns nearly half of India's MMT
GoAir revives IPO plans

Company has reportedly hired bankers
Nepal bans single-use plastics from Mount Everest

New rules proposed include permit fee hike
Laos bus crash kills 13 Chinese tourists

Bus skidded off mountain road en route to Luang Prabang

Air Astana moving airports in Moscow

Kazakhstan carrier moving from Sheremetyevo to Domodedovo Airport
Air New Zealand names interim CEO

Current chief executive Christopher Luxon departs next month

Los Angeles Tourism expands marketing reach to Southeast Asia

Australia based regional director Craig Gibbons gets expanded ASEAN responsibilities
Boracay tourist etiquette rules to be displayed in Chinese and Korean

It follows 'pooping' incident on Boracay beach

Scoot rebrands premium cabin product to ScootPlus

Rebrand from ScootBiz came from customers feedback
BCD Travel signs up to the Qantas Channel

BCD Travel clients will avoid paying booking fees

New Dream Cruises president named

Veteran Genting Hong Kong executive Michael Goh at the helm
First Princess Medallion Class ship to homeport in Singapore

Grand Princess arrives in late 2020

Ritz Carlton coming to Fukuoka

162-room new build to anchor city's new urban lifestyle development
Dusit adds Elite Havens' luxury villas to loyalty programme

Dusit acquired Elite Havens last year

Singapore Airlines unveils updated mobile app

New search, real-time translating functionality added
AirAsia eliminating some payment processing fees

Zero fees coming for bookings via online banking and credit card

Mole Expert Hub - Visitor Experiences in Kwazulu-Natal

Visitor experiences of Zulu culture and traditions in South Africa.
Roadmap to recovery: One year on from the Lombok earthquakes

Learning lessons for better disaster management with NGO Endri Foundation
Expert Hub - Visitor Experiences at Belize Hotels

Belize hotels visitor perceptions and reality, including personal service and surprisingly good food.
Mole Expert Hub - Transformative travel in Cambodia

Growing trend of transformative travel experiences in Cambodia

Package Travel Regulations - One Year On

One year on from the introduction of the 2018 Package Travel Regulations, we take a look at the impact and industry reaction.
Brits Continue Their Love Affair with the Package Holiday

ABTA has revealed in a recent study into UK consumers' travel habits that package holidays continue to "dominate" the UK overseas holiday market.
Traveltek Scores a Hat Trick at European Travel Awards

Traveltek raised the trophy for 'Europe's Leading Travel Technology Provider 2019' for the third year in a row at the World Travel Awards in Madeira this weekend