Cricket tour operator ceases trading
Bev - May 08, 2026
The official operator that supplied packages to the 2006 Ashes cricket tour in Australia has ceased trading. Travel and Tours…
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Deeson confirmed as PATA chairman
Ian Jarrett - May 08, 2026
BANGKOK: Shanghai-based hotel chief Brian Deeson has been appointed the new chairman of PATA following the PATA board of directors…
Who am I? Better ask my Blueberry. Or should that be my Raspberry?
Ian Jarrett - May 08, 2026
by Yeoh Siew Hoon/Transit Cafe I had a scary thought this morning at breakfast – my mobile phone and Blackberry…
Taxi! Just queue here, please
Ian Jarrett - May 08, 2026
Dubai has the world’s first seven star hotel. It is building the world’s biggest tower and work has started on…
Dubai, where there’s no time to sleep
Ian Jarrett - May 08, 2026
When they say Dubai is a 24-hour city, I think they mean the airport. My Singapore Airlines’ flight touched down…
Bahrain to go it alone with Gulf Air
Ian Jarrett - May 08, 2026
MANAMA – Bahrain has been left to go it alone after a decision by Oman to withdraw from the ownership…
Indians can’t get enough of London
Ian Jarrett - May 08, 2026
Indian visitors to London spent more than Japanese tourists for the first time last year. Figures from Visit London show…
Manchester United told: Stay away in July
Ian Jarrett - May 08, 2026
KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) wants English Premier League champions Manchester United to cancel its summer tour of…
Marriott, Dusit on the move
Ian Jarrett - May 08, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC: Marriott is investing US$1.2bn to renovate key hotels across the world. In the Asia/Pacific region, the selected hotels…
China steps up Games good behaviour crusade
Ian Jarrett - May 08, 2026
BEIJING: China’s domestic travellers moving about he country during the May Day holidays – some 150 million of them -…
Sri Lanka: It’s sink or swim
Ian Jarrett - May 08, 2026
COLOMBO: A crisis meeting held by tourism leaders in Sri Lanka has resolved to try new initiatives to entice visitors…
Finally, bid for Qantas is called off; shares trade again
Ian Jarrett - May 08, 2026
SYDNEY: The Qantas board has acknowledged Airline Partners Australia’s (APA) current bid for Qantas is dead. As a result, Qantas…
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