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Hong Kong airport inched out of top spot

Ian Jarrett - Mar 15, 2025

DUBAI: Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) caught Travelmole’s attention this week with a media release trumpeting that it had been…

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China’s Spring Festival: Go figure

Ian Jarrett - Mar 15, 2025

BEIJING: China's airlines carried 20 million passengers during this year's 40-day Spring Festival, up 13 per cent on last year,…

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China orders Starbucks coffee to go

Ian Jarrett - Mar 15, 2025

BEIJING: A member of parliament is the latest to attempt to kick Starbucks out of the Forbidden City. Jiang Hongbin…

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PATA in appeal for “green” partners

Ian Jarrett - Mar 15, 2025

BANGKOK: The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is seeking partnerships with businesses and organisations that believe the travel and tourism…

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Qantas: We’re doing okay, thanks

Ian Jarrett - Mar 15, 2025

SYDNEY: Qantas has responded to growing investor dissatisfaction about the carrier’s current outlook disclosure leading up to the proposed private…

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IHG frowns on Holiday Inn piracy

Ian Jarrett - Mar 15, 2025

BEIJING: When is a Holiday Inn not a Holiday Inn? Answer: When it’s in China and it’s name is being…

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Haze casts show over northern Thailand

Ian Jarrett - Mar 15, 2025

CHIANG MAI: One of Thailand’s major tourism regions is in crisis as haze from man-made fires produces choking pollution levels.…

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Hot, hot news from Kumuka!

John Alwyn-Jones - Mar 15, 2025

Want to go to South Africa, one of the world’s hottest destinations and want to go with the specialists -…