by Reinhard Hohler, Chiang Mai
According to the Irrawaddy News Magazine, tourists and business travellers from the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be the first to benefit from a visa-on-arrival scheme to be introduced by Myanmar in June, the country’s immigration minister said on Sunday.
New corporate identity to replace Qatar National Hotels brand as company looks to international markets for opportunity; continues to drive domestic expansion under National Vision 2030 plan for economic diversification
Rebranded as Katara Hospitality, the creation of a completely new corporate identity generated by a name more relevant for the company’s ambitious international expansion plans will herald a new era of opportunity for the hospitality giant, in line with Qatar’s own tourism development strategy.
The international hotel company of Swiss heritage ready to expand into China.A Chinese name and logo, a new Shanghai executive team, a website in Mandarin, three new hotels under development and a record number of Chinese consumers embracing Swiss products are paving the way for success in China for Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts.
→ read more...TKS Exhibition Services Ltd., fair organizer of International Travel Expo and MICE Business & Travel Expo, today announced that it will team up with Baobab Tree Event Management Co., Ltd. to launch the 2012 International Study Tour Conference (“2012 ISTC”), Hong Kong’s first-ever event dedicated to study tour, at this year’s ITE & MICE. The event will be held on 15-16 June 2012 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong.
→ read more...TKS, organiser of the 26th International Travel Expo Hong Kong (ITE) and the concurrent event of the 7th MICE Travel Expo (ITE MICE), today announced that Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair will be the Official Sponsoring Airlines for this year’s events. ITE and ITE MICE will run from 14 – 17 June, occupying five halls in level 1 of the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.
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Intra Tourism organised a meeting and a workshop for top tourism officials that come to Istanbul from Genoa (Liguria) to promote their region to those working in Turkish tourism.

