The Asian market continues to grow. It was not only ITB Asia which recorded a slight increase last October: larger numbers of exhibitors from the central and inner Asian region have also registered to attend this year’s ITB Berlin. To accommodate them ITB Berlin has allocated Hall 7.2b as a third Asia hall, in addition to Halls 26 and 5.2. Exhibitors from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will now be offering their varied range of products and attractions under one roof.

The Absolute Resorts Thailand Group has expanded their portfolio rapidly to now 12 properties in Phuket, Pattaya and Samui. With a great selection of 3, 4 and 5 star romantic Spa Resorts, Hotels and Boutique Suites, Absolute Resorts would like to introduce you to their great projects and plans for 2010 at this year’s ITB in Berlin.

by Reinhard Hohler, Chiang Mai

According to the breaking news of www.bangkokpost.com, (today, 20.2.2010) the planned mass anti-government demonstration later this month by the red-shirt people group could have a negative impact on the tourism sector, Prakit Chin-amornpong, Chairman of the Thai Hotels Association, said on Saturday.

The Best of MICE Networking Forums bring together the main players of the MICE segment in Europe

The Best of MICE Networking Forums are business meetings which bring together buyers of corporate events and a selected panel of suppliers in the tourism and event industry over a period of 3 days. The first Edition “Islands & Coasts” will be held in Ibiza from the 21st to the 24th of April with an estimated attendance of 60 suppliers and 60 buyers from European blue chip companies and associations.

It is a well-known fact that Hong Kong people live to eat. With this in mind, Hong Kong Airlines and Hong Kong Express spare no effort at creating new and interesting in-flight meals while working hard at maintaining service standards. Recently the two airlines invited renowned Hong Kong chef Mr. Wong Wing Chee, the owner of Dragon King Restaurant group, to create special dishes for their in-flight menus.

There’s a fresh new look to the PATA website. It’s the same URL (www.pata.org) but with much improved content and functionality. New features including blogs and Google maps; beefed-up sections for PATA Chapters, Events and Intelligence – and the Media Centre is designed to be much more user-friendly.