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Travel Agents News

Leading OTAs step back from monopolising accommodation deals in Hong Kong

Leading OTAs step back from monopolising accommodation deals in Hong KongLeading OTAs Booking.com, Expedia.com and Trip.com have offered to remove clauses in existing and future agreements with...

A travel agents’ guide to flight refunds and travel credit policies

A travel agents’ guide to flight refunds and travel credit policiesSINGAPORE - Airlines are cutting services, abandoning flying altogether in many cases, leaving stranded passengers holding...

Bali & Beyond Travel Fair decision imminent

Bali & Beyond Travel Fair decision imminentDENPASAR – Organisers of the Bali and Beyond Travel Fair (BBTF 2020) say they will decide on the status of this year’s event in...

Travel agencies call for greater support as they enter survival mode

Travel agencies call for greater support as they enter survival modeSINGAPORE – Travel agencies are calling for greater government support as they enter survival mode, with intensifying measures...

Help is here for travellers to return safely to Singapore

Help is here for travellers to return safely to SingaporeSINGAPORE – A travel agency in Singapore is extending support to its travellers to return on available flights to the country,...

MATTA asks for amendments to tourism act

MATTA asks for amendments to tourism actKUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) on March 12, has called upon the new tourism arts...

MATTA calls for a ‘fair go’ for travel agents

MATTA calls for a ‘fair go’ for travel agentsKUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) has called a high-level meeting on Thursday, March...

Travelling in 2020? Make decisions based on the timeline, not the headline, says Virtuoso.

Travelling in 2020? Make decisions based on the timeline, not the headline, says Virtuoso.SYDNEY – Travel agents are never more valuable than in times of crisis and there is no greater example of this than the current...

ITB India and Virtuoso delay for a year, VITM opts for a new 2020 date

ITB India and Virtuoso delay for a year, VITM opts for a new 2020 dateBERLIN/MUMBAI - Organisers have postponed ITB India 2020, originally scheduled to be held April 15-17 at Bombay Exhibition...

Tourism pioneer first Australian to die from coronavirus

Tourism pioneer first Australian to die from coronavirusPERTH – The first Australian to die from coronavirus has been described as a pioneer in developing tourism links between...