Kampala (Uganda) – December 7, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Seychelles former Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Alain St. Ange, was invited to deliver the keynote address at yesterday”s Uganda Civil Aviation Authority’s Aviation Stakeholders Breakfast meeting at the Kampala Serena Conference Centre. Alain St. Ange captured the full house audience’s attention with his … Read more
Hanoi (Vietnam) – December 6, 2018 (travelindex.com) – AccorHotels has continued to expand its portfolio in Vietnam with the signing of two new stunning sea-facing properties. Slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2021, the opening of Mövenpick Resort Van Phong and Mövenpick Resort & Spa Halong Bay will add 525 rooms to the … Read more
Bangkok (Thailand) – December 6, 2018 (travelindex.com) – A landmark project to improve the ratio of both domestic and foreign visitors between main cities vs secondary cities. The Royal Thai Government has approved a series of tax deduction measures to promote seminars, leisure travel and MICE events in 55 second-tier tourist provinces nationwide all through … Read more
Mahe, Victoria (Seychelles) – December 3, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Seychelles makes the Official list of lowest security risk countries falling 9th in the World. The safest countries are listed in that order: Luxembourg, Switzerland, Slovenia, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Seychelles and Cape Verde. This is good news for us as Seychellois and for our … Read more
Phuket (Thailand) – December 3, 2018 (travelindex.com) – The 32nd Phuket King’s Cup Regatta was off to a flying start on Monday with a strong breeze of up to 17 knots, allowing race organizers to hold two races in all classes off the southern part of the resort island. In the top flight IRC Zero … Read more
Bangkok (Thailand) – December 2, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Iconsiam, landmark development and iconic landmark of Thailand’s eternal prosperity on the Chao Phraya River, recently held an opening ceremony of “Bangkok Illumination at Iconsiam”, taking place until January 31, 2019, at Iconsiam on Charoen Nakorn Road to promote the country’s remarkable arts and culture among Thai … Read more
Khon Kaen (Thailand) – November 29, 2018 – The PATA Destination Marketing Forum 2018, with the theme ‘Growth with Goals’, officially began on Wednesday, November 28 attracting over 300 delegates from 25 destinations. The event, hosted by the Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) with the support of … Read more
Angeles City (Philippines) – November 29, 2018 (travelindex) – Best Western Hotels and Resorts will open its first SureStay hotel in The Philippines in the second quarter of 2019, inviting the country to experience one of the newest hotel brands in the industry – the SureStay Hotel Group. Located in the center of Angeles City, … Read more
Hong Kong (Hong Kong) – November 29, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Feasibility studies conducted before the construction of exhibition centres should take into account the site- and destination-specific factors professional organisers consider most important, argue Dr Jin-Soo Lee and his research postgraduate student Hwabong Lee of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The … Read more
Macao (Macau) – November 29, 2018 (travelindex.com) – With the arrival of winter soon upon us, Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace Cotai will partner with award-winning chefs to present the tremendously successful ‘Wynn Guest Chef Series’ for a third time. Also, signature restaurants at Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace will present a very special selection … Read more