Asia

Wendy Wu launches digital Japan brochure for agents

Operator wants to help agents capitalise on rising demand for Asian destination

Asia specialist to pioneer 'tip-inclusive' holidays

Experience Travel Group says included tip will be fully commissionable, and will give agents ’a real point of difference’ to promote to their clients

Chiva-Som spearheads ‘Hua Hin Recharge’ campaign

The Thai wellness resorts hopes tourism could return to Hua Hin and the surrounding area in October

'Responsible tourism will be in high demand post-Covid' says Capella boss

Boss of Capella Hotel Group Nicholas Clayton is convinced travel will return to being an integral part of our lives

A&K staff get walking for fundraising effort

Employees worldwide are engaging in a “virtual walkathon” this month to raise funds and awareness for its philanthropic projects

InsideJapan to host ‘virtual’ fam trip for agents

Operator will offer a live streamed event from Japan for the trade

TransIndus appeals for help for India's Covid crisis

Call for donations to help India’s Covid victims

Corendon details 2022 Newcastle-Turkey services

Turkish carrier to offer 50,000 seats to Antalya and Dalaman from north-east airport

Wendy Wu enjoys surge in demand after agencies reopen

Flight offers help stimulate “record” trade sales for escorted touring specialist

Turkish carrier to offer new UK-Antalya programme

Freebird Airlines to fly to holiday hotspot from Gatwick and Manchester this summer, with a programme planned for summer 2022 as well

Wizz to launch Luton-Antalya service this summer

Twice-weekly flights to get under way in June, says budget carrier

Sustainable travel brand Beyond Green makes trade push

Some of the world’s most innovative sustainable hotels can now be booked via the brand’s GDS with bonus commission also available

'Global Travel Taskforce gives reasons to be positive – but test costs must come down'

Let’s be clear – the GTT report was never going to be everything the travel industry wanted

Global Travel Taskforce sets out plans to restart travel from May

A ‘green watchlist’, additional enforcement powers for the CAA and a new Covid-19 passenger charter are among plans to restart international travel this summer, amid hopes travel could still resume in May

Hong Kong’s top 10 hikes

With such a wide range of hiking trails, Hong Kong has options for everyone from newbie walkers to experienced ramblers

Fosun to relaunch Cook's Club brand to UK market

Millennial-focused hotel brand, which will be trade-friendly, was among the assets acquired by Fosun following the collapse of Thomas Cook in September 2019

Phuket to reopen to vaccinated tourists in July – reports

Thai government reportedly ready to open up holiday island on trial basis

Corendon reveals 2022 Turkey and Greek island schedule

Carrier to offer more than 500,000 summer 2022 seats, departing Gatwick, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle and Birmingham

Silversea sells out 2023 world cruise in a day

Fares range from £58,000 to £218,000 per guest for the voyage onboard Silver Shadow

Super Nintendo World theme park opens in Japan

Guests can ‘play inside their favourite video games’ at the theme park in Osaka, part of Universal Studios Japan

Inside Travel Group to pursue B Corporation status

‘It felt like we’d hit a point where we had to ask ourselves, ‘where should we be taking this?’,’ co-founder Alastair Donnelly told TTG

British Airways passengers to India can now upload Covid results

BA gives India passengers the ability to upload Covid test results to ba.com

Turkey to reopen to Brits with no vaccine requirement

Country ‘ready to welcome British visitors with open arms’ this summer

InsideJapan marks 10th anniversary of Tohoku tsunami

Japan specialist has created a new seven-day Tohoku trail, which can be added onto many of the operator’s other itineraries