Travel Agents News

Expedia saw 16% revenue growth in travel insurance.

Expedia Group's sales and revenue zoom in Q2Expedia Group had a big second quarter of growth, recording an 11% year-over-year revenue increase to US$2.88 billion from...

Ctrip seeks a bigger share of Asian markets such as South Korea and Japan and expansion into markets like UK.

Global goals: Ctrip eyes Asian, long-haul marketsCtrip, China’s largest online travel services provider, has plans to expand its overseas revenue from 2% to at least 20% in the...

Tour agency Dulcet Travel & Tours had gone dark after taking at least hundreds of thousands of ringgit in deposits.

KL tour agency goes dark after duping at least 30Thirty individuals have lodged separate police reports after a tour agency in Kuala Lumpur scammed customers of at least...

STB says it takes a serious view against errant travel agents.

Travel agents face threat of licence suspensionThe Singapore Tourism Board (STB) continues to come down hard on travel agents who do not meet their obligations to business...

Europe – and particularly the UK – are the destinations most favoured by the new customised travellers from China.

The big shift in Chinese travel: Here’s what’s hotExclusive visits to film locations, Michelin-star restaurants, ancient sites off the beaten track, and prestigious sporting...

More ways for travel agencies to leverage technology beyond issuing e-tickets and vouchers.

Digital acceleration programme to help SG travel agencies transform businessesA three-month acceleration programme jointly introduced by The FinLab, a joint-venture between United Overseas Bank (UOB) and...

Homepage of Booking Holdings.

Global powerhouse solidifies as Booking.com CEO joins Ctrip boardThe relationship between Booking Holdings and Ctrip was seen primarily through the "frenemy" prism - but the pair have now...

Tun Sakaran Marine Park off the east coast of Sabah, Malaysia.

“Any Tourism Masterplan for Sabah must include study on capacities to house tourists”: MATTA presidentThe Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) has expressed its desire to continue developing Sabah’s tourism...

MATTA pledges support for Tabung Harapan Malaysia

MATTA pledges support for Tabung Harapan MalaysiaThe Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) will donate RM1 to ‘Tabung Harapan Malaysia’ (THM) for every...

Authorities will closely monitor agencies that organise haj and umrah tours.

Travel agency couple jailed for scamming pilgrimsA district court in West Java has handed out lengthy prison sentences to two travel agency bosses convicted of cheating...