Yangon (Myanmar) – October 25, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon scored an amazing hat trick at the World Travel Awards 2016 with wins in the Myanmar’s Leading Business Hotel 2016, Myanmar’s Leading Hotel 2016 and Myanmar’s Leading Hotel Suite 2016 (for the property’s opulent Royal Lake Suite) categories. These awards were … Read more

Singapore – October 24, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – Mr. Lee Hsien Loong, the prime minister of Singapore, and his wife, Mrs. Lee, were welcomed by Ms. ChooLeng Goh, a Singaporean General Manager of the Plaza Athénée Bangkok, A Royal Méridien Hotel. Mr. Lee and Mrs. Lee stay in this hotel, on the occasion of paying … Read more

Singapore (Singapore) – October 24, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – Singapore will continue to be home to the next three editions of the region’s leading travel trade show – ITB Asia. Messe Berlin (Singapore), the organisers of the event, have announced the extension of its milestone partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) from 2017 – … Read more

Guilin (China) – October 24, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and the People’s Government of Guilin of China celebrate between 20-22 October the 10th UNWTO/PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and Outlook. The theme of this special 10th anniversary edition is ‘Tourism 10:10 – Looking back … Read more

Geneva (Switzerland) October 19, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects 7.2 billion passengers to travel in 2035, a near doubling of the 3.8 billion air travelers in 2016. The prediction is based on a 3.7% annual Compound Average Growth Rate (CAGR) noted in the release of the latest update to … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 19, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The Bureau of the Royal Household has announced that during the 100-day Royal Funeral Rites, the general public are allowed to pay respect and write messages of condolence to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Grand Palace as follows: – Every day 08.30-16.00 Hrs.: Sala … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 19, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt are organizing the 5th Global Summit on City Tourism: Cities: Local Culture for Global Travellers on 1-2 November 2016 in Luxor. During the summit, UNWTO will launch the Mayors for Tourism Initiative. … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 17, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – Thailand is now in an official period of mourning following the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. In this regard, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like all visitors to Thailand to continue with their travel plans as normal. Furthermore, kindly be advised of … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 14, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – Asia Pacific destinations welcomed almost 577 million international visitors during calendar year 2015 – an increase of 24 million arrivals compared to the previous year. The figures are contained in the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Tourism Monitor 2016 Final Edition. Covering 44 destinations within … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 14, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The Royal Thai Government is introducing the Creative Thailand 2016 as a showcase of the creative economy concept, the nationwide campaign covering creative people, creative places, and creative products. It will be under the theme “Think Big”, scheduled to take place at the Bangkok International Trade … Read more