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Archive for January, 2001

22 Jan, 2001

Thai Hotels, Tour Operators Hold Joint Caucus to Ponder State of Industry

Nearly 400 high-level tour operators and hotel managers turned up last week in a major show of strength designed to provide the industry with a state of the union report and bolster cooperation between the two sides. In a little more than two hours, representatives of both sides provided short but comprehensive briefings of developments […]

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1 Jan, 2001

Asian Destinations Get Tips on Attracting More Japanese Honeymooners

Destinations in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, especially beach resorts, are having virtually no success in attracting the lucrative Japanese honeymoon market, according to the latest results of a bi-annual survey carried out by the Japanese tour operator JTB Inc. The latest survey, covering the period October-December 2002, shows that the only Asian destination to have […]

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1 Jan, 2001

Thai Hotels, Tour Operators Hold First Joint Meeting to Assess State of the Union

Nearly 400 high-level tour operators and hotel managers turned up last week in a major show of strength designed to provide the industry with a state of the union report and bolster cooperation between the two sides. In a little more than two hours, representatives of both sides provided short but comprehensive briefings of developments […]

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1 Jan, 2001

Kenya Airways Flights to Bangkok Will Bring Africa Closer to Asia

The upcoming launch of Kenya Airways flights from Nairobi to Bangkok underscores the growing aviation contacts between Africa and Southeast Asia but has also highlighted the problem created by last year’s removal of visa-on-arrival privileges for African citizens. As of 3 September 2003, Kenya Airways will become the third African airline to serve Bangkok after […]

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1 Jan, 2001

I.T. Revolution Will Lead to Air Travel Boom, says SAS Environmental Report

The global Information Technology revolution will not cut demand for air travel; in fact, the opposite is likely to prove true, according to an environmental audit report released by Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) last week. The report is part of a self-critical environmental audit conducted annually by SAS to monitor the impact of its operations on […]

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1 Jan, 2001

New Malaysian Resort Launches Marketing Pitch in Thailand

The launch of a marketing campaign by a Malaysian highland resort in Bangkok last week has opened a new chapter in the promotion of intra-regional ASEAN travel, expected to be a big winner if global tourism does not plunge into crisis next year. Mr Zulkifly Said, Director, Tourism Malaysia, hailed it as the first time […]

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1 Jan, 2001

Rising Food Prices Set to Impact on Hotel F&B Costs

Rising food prices are unlikely to affect Thailand’s attraction as a tourism destination, but are forcing change amongst both hotel food & beverage outlets as well as independent restaurants, according to Sanjog Modgil, President of the Food & Beverage Managers Association of Thailand. As a rice-exporting country that is largely self-sufficient in food, except for […]

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1 Jan, 2001

Asian Highway One Step Closer to Taking Shape

Regional road-transport officials have taken yet another step forward on the Asian Highway by clearing a first reading of the proposed Intergovernmental Agreement designed to harmonise the technical and legal aspects of this far-reaching infrastructure project. With funding help from the Japanese government, representatives of 26 Asia-Pacific countries met in Bangkok early last November to […]

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1 Jan, 2001

Huge Post-Attacks Swing Seen in Asian, Arab Travel Away from U.S., Europe

The Managing Director of a major tour operator in Saudi Arabia has forecast a sharp shift in business and leisure travel away from the US and Europe to Asia but warned that future choice of destinations by the lucrative Middle East market will depend on where Arab and Muslim guests feel welcome. Mr Zawfir Ziard […]

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