Asia

Kuoni renews India focus with new brochure 'going beyond Golden Triangle'

New online itineraries, a wider range of travel options and more staff training among operator’s push to boost sales

Travelsphere’s Glen Thomas appointed Wendy Wu Tours group sales chief

Thomas to take on newly created head of group sales and partnerships role at Far East specialist operator

Thailand Maya Bay closure extended to 2021

Iconic bay featured in Leonardo DiCaprio flick The Beach to remain off-limits to tourists for another two years

Aqua Expeditions reveals plans for two new ships

Vessels will sail itineraries in Indonesia and on the Peruvian Amazon

'Make FCO advice clearer for trade' says agent left thousands out of pocket

Homeworking agency Holidaysplease spent thousands booking clients due to transit through Sri Lankan capital Colombo on alternative routes after the Easter Sunday bombings

Tui looks beyond eurozone for summer 2020 programme

New or extended routes to Agadir, Marsa Alam, Antalya and Enfidha to help meet demand for summer sun

Jet2 launches Izmir programme

First flights to Turkish coastal hotspot under way

Tui welcomes first guests to new Magic Life resort in Bodrum

Following a wide-ranging refurbishment, Bodrum becomes Tui’s fifth Magic Life club in Turkey

Cook Hurghada deaths 'not linked to natural causes', coroner hears

John and Susan Cooper fell fatally ill at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel in Hurghada last August

Sri Lanka: Ministry of Tourism says FCO advice change 'premature'

’Terrorism is now a global phenomenon’

Former Sri Lankan tourism chief appeals to UK travel trade for support

“Travel agents and tour operators in the UK have been supporting Sri Lanka; I’ve come back to make that rallying call again,” said Jean-Marc Flambert, former director of Sri Lanka Tourism UK&I

Sri Lanka: Trade reacts to FCO travel ban as tourism ministry halts visa scheme after attacks

Foreign Office now warning against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka, throwing the travel plans of hundreds of clients into doubt

'Sri Lanka must learn lessons from other destinations'

I would still travel there in a heartbeat,” one agent told me confidently. We were speaking two days after the Easter Sunday terror atrocities in Sri Lanka, and this agent’s message was clear: “we need to support them and ensure the terrorists don’t win”.

Railbookers launches China programme

Railbookers has launched a new range of holidays in China, taking in some of the country’s most iconic landmarks, culture and spectacular landscapes

Making a difference with volunteering trips

Want to volunteer abroad? Abra Dunsby speaks to agents who’ve been there and done just that, with tips on selling these trips to clients too

Sri Lanka: Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel

British visitors warned about further possible terrorist attacks on island

Operators pledge to help Sri Lankan tourism recover

Specialist travel companies are teaming up to support island’s travel industry

Top Villas looks to grow trade business

The luxury villa specialist is hopeful bookings could double in the next couple of years

Sri Lanka hotels 'briefed on new security measures hours after deadly bombings'

National tourist board Sri Lanka Tourism has revealed further details of the country’s immediate response to the attacks, which left more than 350 dead

Emirates to open up new Indian destinations from the UK via Dubai

New codeshare agreement with SpiceJet adds six new gateways available via Dubai from the UK

Trade rushes to aid of stranded Jet Airways passengers

Indian carrier ceased all operations last week, including popular Manchester and Heathrow routes

Sri Lanka: FCO urges caution but stops short of travel ban following deadly blasts

State of emergency imposed after series of bombings leaves 310 dead including ‘at least’ eight British nationals

Sri Lanka bombings: Brits 'caught in explosions', FCO confirms

At least 138 people have been killed following multiple blasts at hotels and churches in the country

Wendy Wu Tours reaps rewards of trade investment

Operator has seen a surge in bookings in Ireland and Scotland after employing dedicated business development managers in both markets