Competition
Costa Victoria arrives in Mumbai for a season cruising to the Maldivesedit
Navashakti – Print – Mumbai
This is the fourth season Costa Cruises is homeporting a ship from Mumbai. Costa Victoria offers 964 cabins that can accommodate a maximum of 2,394 guests, looked after by a crew of 790. Costa Cruises is the only international cruise company offering regular cruises from Mumbai to Kochi, Kochi to Maldives, Mumbai to Maldives and Maldives to Mumbai.
Beach, please!edit
Femina – Print – National
The Maldives makes your heart sing, spirits soar, and generally allows you to feel how mer-people do in water—at home. We have captured two distinct flavours of this archipelago. Choose wisely, but do know that you can hardly ever go wrong with the Maldives.
These Thailand Restaurants Just Got Michelin Starsedit
Bloomberg Quint – Online
Michelin The Thai guide was extended to Chiang Mai because of the citys cultural and culinary heritage, said Manuel Montana, the president at Michelin East Asia & Oceania.
Singapore Beats Out Hong Kong for Property Investment Prospectsedit
Bloomberg Quint – Online
Singapore is now ranked No. 1 for real estate investment prospects in terms of price increases in 2020.
Industry
Focus on experiential tourismedit
Deccan Herald – Print – Bangalore
A new tourism master plan which will focus on the overall infrastructure development of tourist destinationsin the state is on the anvil. Through this, the tourism department plans to increase its revenue contribution to the state’s GDP to 20% from the existing 14.8%.
Asian tourism players have little cause for concern despite slowing global economy, say expertsedit
TTG Asia – Online
The global economy is in a challenging state, faced with the threat of ‘slowbalisation’, where the world is turning against globalisation, and rising geopolitical risks, according to Andrew Staples, global editorial director of the Economist Corporate Network,