Archive for April, 2001
30 Apr, 2001
Asia-Pacific NTOs Scramble to Tap Gulf Outbound Market
DUBAI: Asia Pacific national tourism organisations (NTOs) are scrambling to get their share of the Gulf outbound market in advance of the peak summer season for outbound travel from this lucrative part of the world. A better understanding of the cultural nuances of the Gulf countries, growing airline connections and a huge diversity of product […]
more…27 Apr, 2001
Ten Great Business Opportunities In Travel
A TIME Asia staff writer offers his insights in this speech delivered at the PATA 50th anniversary annual conference in Kuala Lumpur.
more…27 Apr, 2001
The Future Of Hotel Investment
Accor Asia-Pacific Chairman David Baffsky makes his predictions on the future of hotel investments in this speech at the PATA 50th anniversary conference in Kuala Lumpur.
more…23 Apr, 2001
What is PM Thaksin’s “Real Agenda” Behind the Tourism Revamp Plans
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has long had a penchant for trying to do too much with too few resources in too little time. His attempt to revamp the tourism industry, while lauded by all concerned, is likely to face a number of reality checks on the long road between talk and action, somewhat like his […]
more…19 Apr, 2001
PATA’s 50th anniversary Conference & Travel Mart in KL
Malaysia averted what would have been a major public relations disaster for its tourism industry by thwarting a planned rally by the political opposition parties to mark the April 14, 1999 conviction of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim for sodomy and abuse of power. On the very day the whizbang 50th PATA annual conference […]
more…18 Apr, 2001
PATA’s 50th Annual Conference: Excerpts From Presentations
The 50th annual conference of the Pacific Asia Travel Association in Kuala Lumpur saw a number of eminent speakers express a plethora of views about the past, present and future of travel & tourism. Excerpts from some presentations.
more…9 Apr, 2001
New Myanmar airline Chief Seeks Liberal ASEAN Traffic Rights Regime
Singapore: The Singaporean managing director of Myanmar Airways International (MAI) has called on ASEAN aviation regulatory authorities to start relaxing traffic rights restrictions in a way that will give the region’s smaller airlines room to grow. He also says it is about time for the smaller airlines to consider setting up their own association to […]
more…3 Apr, 2001
Tourism Set for New Poverty Alleviation Role
The travel & tourism industry is undergoing a significant change of positioning, one that will have a long-term impact on the way it is funded and developed.
more…3 Apr, 2001
The Future of Asian Economies
Just prior to the annual travel mart and conference of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) respectively in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) released its annual State of the Region report. It outlines a volatile economic scenario. Currency values, oil prices, public spending, trade […]
more…2 Apr, 2001
ADB Plans First Seminar on Poverty and Tourism at Board Meeting
KUNMING: For the first time, a seminar on the role of ‘well-managed and well-developed’ tourism in alleviating poverty will be featured on the programme of the Asian Development Bank when it meets in early May 2001 for its annual Board of Governors meeting. Designed to come up with a set of policies on how to […]
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