Asia Travel

This category focuses on Asia travel and tours and relevant information that is very useful for those who want to visit, tour and travel in Asia. Specially created to attend the needs of independent travelers from all over the World that want to tour anywhere in Asia, from Japan to Middle East.

ITB Asia Announces a 4-in-1 Value Added Week for Travel Industry (Hospitality Net)
The inaugural ITB Asia, October 22-24 in Singapore, has announced partnerships with three specialist travel trade events that will give attendees access to four leading events in one trip to Singapore.

Travel experts: US share of foreign tourists slips (AP via Yahoo! News)
Despite the weak U.S. dollar, a boom in international travel around the world hasn't translated into an explosion of foreign tourists to the United States.

PATA APPOINTS SHAHRAM SABER AS ASIA REPRESENTATIVE (Thaipr.net)
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has appointed Shahram Saber in the newly-created role of Regional Director, Asia. Based in Macau, SAR, Mr Saber is responsible for managing PATA’s marketing

Travel Distribution & Self Service Technology Trends In Asia Pacific (Hospitality Net)
The power of wholesalers and intermediaries in Asia Pacific still exists and travel suppliers morph distribution models to make possible what the consumer wants, for example, co-packaging air content with rooms to create dynamic content, concluded participants at a recent marketing round table discussion.

Japanese Travel Demand Declines on Economic Slowdown, JTB Says (Bloomberg.com)
July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese demand for domestic summer travel will fall for the first time in four years and overseas bookings will decline for a second year on rising fuel costs and a worsening economic outlook, JTB Corp.