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www.traveldailymedia.com/asia 14 Aug 2013 ▶ P 5
THE DAY
IN NUMBERS
1
Onyx has signed
its fi rst property in
Malaysia
2
Pakistan International
Airports has launched
fl ights to Kashgar, its
second destination in
China
400
A new 400km
highway has opened
connecting the
Chinese city of
Chongzuo with Halong
Bay
37,500
There are now 37,500
hotel rooms in central
Bangkok…
42,000
… but this is expected
to rise to 42,000 by
2015
Emirates expands in Pakistan
The Sialkot Clock Tower
Emirates is launching fl ights to
a fi fth destination in Pakistan -
Sialkot, in the province of Punjab.
Commencing on 5 November
2013, the new service will operate
four times a week (Tuesdays,
Thursdays, Saturdays and
Sundays) using a wide-body
Airbus A330-200 aircraft with 54
seats in business class and 183 in
economy.
AirAsia invites
passengers to
paint plane
AirAsia has launched a new
campaign inviting passengers
to design the livery of one of its
aircraft. Running until the end of
this month, the airline's customers
will be asked to paint an Airbus
A330-300 to be operated by
AirAsia X. Participants will have
to design five separate sections
parts of the aircraft, with the
winning artist being given the
chance to visit the Airbus paint
factory in Toulouse. For more
details of the contest, visit: blog.
airasia.com.
Sialkot International Airport,
which opened in 2007, boasts
the longest runway in Pakistan.
It will join Karachi, Islamabad,
Lahore and Peshawar in Emirates'
Pakistani network.
Flights will depart Dubai at 0415
and arrive in Sialkot at 0820. The
return fl ight will leave Sialkot at
0945, arriving back into Dubai at
1235. Click here for full story
Six Senses Con
Dao offers air
bookings
Six Senses Con Dao, the luxury
island resort in Vietnam, has
entered into an agreement with
Vietnam Air Service Company
(VASCO) to offer air bookings services
at the property. The resort's reservation
team can now reserve and issue
tickets for VASCO's domestic flights
from Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Can
Tho, operated by Vietnam Airlines. It
will also offer VIP pick-up services,
luggage handling and transfers
between domestic and international
terminals, plus the use of business
lounges can also be arranged.
Madame Tussauds Sydney kicks
off Bruce Lee exhibit
South Korea to
ease visa rules
South Korea will start to ease
visa regulations for visitors
from China and Southeast Asia,
as it bids to boost regional tourism.
The country's government said that
starting next month, South Korea
will offer multiple entry visas to
Chinese nationals with families,
those in higher income brackets
and students from more than 100
designated colleges. Tourists from
Southeast Asia will be rewarded for
multiple visits to Korea, with threeyear
visas for tourists visiting the
country more than twice.
QUOTE
OF THE DAY
“The second half of
2013 may finally see
the growth in visitor
arrivals outpacing
new supply allowing
owners to raise rates.”
James Pitchon,
Executive Director of
CBRE Research &
Consulting Thailand,
comments on the
demand for hotels in
Bangkok
M
adame Tussauds Sydney
has kicked off a new exhibit
in style, inviting young martial arts
enthusiasts to unveil its new Bruce
Lee waxwork. Dressed in his
classic yellow and black jumpsuit,
the American-born kung fu star
was unveiled to audiences this
week. And young kung fu students
from the Sydney Self Defence
Centre were given the fi rst glimpse
of the fi gure, taking part on a
martial arts class in Sydney's
Chinese Garden of Friendship.
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