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MOU signing ceremony between MATTA and various national travel associations from India.

MATTA inks MOU with Indian agent associations to boost arrivalsKUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...

Expedia Group chairman Barry Diller speaks with TV personality Robin Roberts at Expedia's Explore 19 conference.

Expedia's leadership shakeup leaves analysts surprised and skepticalNEW YORK – Analysts said last week they had been blindsided by the abrupt forced departure of Expedia Group CEO Mark Okerstrom,...

Some traditional agencies are already deploying tools that combine AI-powered automation with the touch and knowledge of a human travel advisor.

Travel agencies adopting AI expected to gain an edgeLAS VEGAS – In a small conference room at the Venetian Resort here, Expedia Group CEO Mark Okerstrom delivered a message that...

Small- to medium-sized tourism businesses part of the country’s tourism union will be able to access uncollateralised loans starting this month.

Myanmar’s tourism SMEs can tap into no-collateral loansYANGON – Myanmar Tourism Bank (MTB) announced it will begin providing Union of Myanmar Travel Association (UMTA) members...

STB’s CE Keith Tan challenged agents to think if their products can meet the needs of growing segments including digital nomads, solo female travellers and disabled travellers.

Staying relevant to meet future needs a key theme at 4th STB-NATAS Travel Agent Industry ForumSINGAPORE – At this year’s STB-NATAS Travel Agent Industry Forum, a lot of talk was on anticipating the future with priorities...

Growth also said to be spurred by positive performance of outbound air ticketing.

MakeMyTrip reports US$181m in quarterly revenue, touts growing customer baseNEW YORK - Despite disruptions in India’s travel industry, MakeMyTrip reported a 13.6% year-over-year increase in adjusted...

Australian OTA Webjet is owed thousands of dollars by the collapsed Thomas Cook travel company.

Aussie OTA takes a big hit from Thomas Cook collapseSYDNEY - The fallout from the collapse of UK travel giant Thomas Cook has washed up on the shores of Australia with online...

Thomas Cook has been struggling under the weight of debt and falling profits.

Where it all went wrong for Thomas CookLONDON – A massive airlift is underway to bring home holidaymakers caught out by the collapse of travel giant Thomas Cook.

Bentours was a Scandinavian specialist wholesaler.

Australian wholesalers in shock collapseMELBOURNE - Two Australian travel wholesalers have collapsed, and their businesses placed into voluntary administration.

FlashTrip’s online platform is currently available only in Chinese, but will include English and other languages within two months.

FlashTrip launches English platform as part of APAC expansionBEIJING - Online travel platform FlashTrip will be launching an English site later in September, along with other integrated...