Cruise travel worldwide will continue to grow at a ‘steady pace’ this year trumpeted by rising demand from Asia’s burgeoning middle classes and broadened vessel offerings, according to Singapore Cruise Centre (SCC). Christina Siaw, CEO of SCC, which manages…
The SCCPL invited interested companies to tender for the development and operation of the duty free and general merchandise concession contract at the Harbourfront and Tanah Merah terminals for a period of five years (with an option to extend for another two…
Singapore was just named top cruise destination by industry experts for a second time in three years at the 10thSeatrade Cruise Awards last Thursday (Sep 22). This accolade is another feather in the cap for Singapore, which was voted as the top Asian port of…
The Ministry of Tourism will promote Indonesian tourism destinations, especially for cruising and yachting, at the Seatrade Cruise Asia 2016 to be held on May 12-14 in Busan, South Korea. During the cruise industry exhibition, the government will introduce…
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) reports that the country witnessed encouraged growth in the cruise and business segments as the Singapore Cruise Centre (SCC) was named the number one cruise port in Asia in 2015. Interestingly, the cruise industry saw a 14%…
Malaysia-listed leisure and hospitality group, Genting, best known for its resorts and casinos, is setting up Asia’s first regionally-based premium cruise brand. Within its Genting Hong Kong operation [one of five public companies] which was formerly called…