In her new role at MPR, Ong will oversee sales efforts worldwide and will be responsible for leading the recently announced fiscal year sales program that includes approximately 60 sales and promotional events.

The travel and tourism industry in southeast Texas is taking more steps toward recovery on Thursday, with the return of commercial air service to Houston airports and several diverted cruise ships heading toward Galveston.

President Donald Trump landed in storm-brushed Corpus Christi, Texas, to see for himself some of the damage caused by Tropical Storm Harvey and demonstrate his personal commitment to a region still in the grips of a historic natural disaster.

Qatar Airways chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, has been elected chairman of the board of governors of global aviation industry body International Air Transport Association. He will take up the role in June next year.

Ecuador’s capital, Quito has seen an increase of about 2.3 percent in its international tourist arrivals to the destination as compared to the same period in 2016.

Thanks to the newly-founded Reef and Beach Resilience and Insurance Fund (RRIF), local businesses will contribute to an insurance policy that will protect the 40-mile length of colorful reef.