http://www.destinasian.com Travel news, reviews, and articles covering Asia and the world Thu, 17 May 2012 14:14:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/5-ways-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-miles/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/5-ways-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-miles/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 11:00:08 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=20255 Five tips on the best ways to accumulate—and redeem—your frequent-flier miles.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/5-ways-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-miles/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/druk-air-announces-times-park-singapore/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/druk-air-announces-times-park-singapore/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 08:37:55 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/druk-air-announces-times-park-singapore/ Flights will leave Paro at 7:20 a.m. and arrive in Singapore at 3:15 p.m., and promo fares will be offered from May 7 to 14.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/druk-air-announces-times-park-singapore/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/lufthansa-receives-b747-8/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/lufthansa-receives-b747-8/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 06:44:48 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=26458 The super-jumbo will be used on the route between Frankfurt and Washington D.C. starting June 1, with booking available now.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/lufthansa-receives-b747-8/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/air-china-shanghai-mumbai-chengdu-launch/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/air-china-shanghai-mumbai-chengdu-launch/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 05:13:28 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/air-china-shanghai-mumbai-chengdu-launch/ The service runs four times a week and employs Airbus A319 aircraft, connecting Shanghai and Mumbai through the regional hub Chengdu.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/air-china-shanghai-mumbai-chengdu-launch/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/singapore-airlines-family-competition/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/singapore-airlines-family-competition/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:56:17 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=26085 Scoot's upcoming Singapore-Bangkok service pits it against Tiger Airways, while SilkAir's Hanoi service is also offered by SIA. ]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/singapore-airlines-family-competition/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/myanmar-attracts-more-flights-from-asian-airlines/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/myanmar-attracts-more-flights-from-asian-airlines/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:02:53 +0000 Steve Mollman http://www.destinasian.com/?p=26077 In recent weeks SilkAir, ANA, and China Airlines have all indicated they will increase or resume flights into Yangon.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/myanmar-attracts-more-flights-from-asian-airlines/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/philippine-airlines-to-offer-manila-bali-service/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/philippine-airlines-to-offer-manila-bali-service/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 07:09:09 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=25905 The carrier has started a twice-weekly service from Manila to Bali employing Airbus A320 aircraft.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/philippine-airlines-to-offer-manila-bali-service/feed/ 1 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/thai-smile-website-launch/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/thai-smile-website-launch/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:15:54 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=25870 Thai Airways' new low-cost carrier has launched its website and is taking online bookings for its debut Bangkok-Macau service starting July 7.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/thai-smile-website-launch/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/inflight-connectivity-blessing-or-curse/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/inflight-connectivity-blessing-or-curse/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:58:01 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=25880 A new study predicts that by 2021 nearly 9,000 aircraft will offer inflight connectivity. But is that a good thing?]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/inflight-connectivity-blessing-or-curse/feed/ 2 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/inflight-wi-fi-pricing/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/inflight-wi-fi-pricing/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:16:36 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=25271 Most travelers insist Wi-Fi should be free in hotels, but what about in airplanes? Let us ponder that in this "year of inflight Wi-Fi."]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/inflight-wi-fi-pricing/feed/ 3 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/thai-airways-plans-a380-regional-intro/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/thai-airways-plans-a380-regional-intro/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:53:48 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=25244 For six weeks from October 28 the airline will employ A380 aircraft on regional routes to Singapore and Hong Kong before longer-haul deployments.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/thai-airways-plans-a380-regional-intro/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/japan-airlines-launches-tokyo-boston/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/japan-airlines-launches-tokyo-boston/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:17:41 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/japan-airlines-launches-tokyo-boston/ Over the weekend Japan Airlines launched its nonstop 787 Dreamliner Tokyo-Boston service, featuring new inflight entertainment, Toto Washlets, and innovative cabin lighting.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/japan-airlines-launches-tokyo-boston/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/mandala-airlines-launch-medan-singapore/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/mandala-airlines-launch-medan-singapore/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:58:22 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/mandala-airlines-launch-medan-singapore/ Reservations are being made through the booking system of Tiger Airways, which is now an investor in the Indonesian low-cost carrier.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/mandala-airlines-launch-medan-singapore/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/jetstar-japan-launch/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/jetstar-japan-launch/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:02:03 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=24738 The new budget carrier will initially connect five Japanese cities -- Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Okinawa -- on a fleet of three Airbus A320 aircraft.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/jetstar-japan-launch/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/garuda-plans-jakarta-auckland-resumption/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/garuda-plans-jakarta-auckland-resumption/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:57:37 +0000 Steve Mollman http://www.destinasian.com/?p=24368 Garuda Indonesia will resume the Jakarta-Auckland service and use Airbus A330-300 aircraft on the route, though the start date is yet to be decided. ]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/garuda-plans-jakarta-auckland-resumption/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/etihad-airways-launch-abu-dhabi-bangkok/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/etihad-airways-launch-abu-dhabi-bangkok/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:57:15 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/etihad-launch-abu-dhabi-bangkok/ The new service, which will employ Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, begins as the airline is enjoying its best financial quarter ever and planning a Vietnam service.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/etihad-airways-launch-abu-dhabi-bangkok/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/more-airline-services-asia-boston/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/more-airline-services-asia-boston/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:45:38 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=24003 Japan Airlines will soon launch a nonstop Tokyo-Boston service with its new 787 aircraft, and China Eastern Airlines has received approval for a Beijing-Boston service.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/more-airline-services-asia-boston/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/drukair-plans-singapore-hong-kong-services/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/drukair-plans-singapore-hong-kong-services/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:44:46 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=23950 The carrier will offer services from Singapore and Hong Kong to the Himalayan mountain kingdom's Paro Airport, which is not an easy place to land.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/drukair-plans-singapore-hong-kong-services/feed/ 2 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/cebu-pacific-manila-siem-reap/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/cebu-pacific-manila-siem-reap/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:23:03 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=23940 The Philippines-based airline is set to launch direct flights between Manila and Siem Reap, giving Filipinos easier access to the temples of Angkor Wat.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/cebu-pacific-manila-siem-reap/feed/ 1 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/silkair-singapore-hanoi/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/silkair-singapore-hanoi/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:56:42 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=23862 The carrier will offer the service three times a week, complementing the daily services to Hanoi from its parent Singapore Airlines. ]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/silkair-singapore-hanoi/feed/ 1 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/mandala-airlines-medan-singapore/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/mandala-airlines-medan-singapore/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:27:45 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=23608 Reservations are being made through the booking system of Tiger Airways, which is now an investor in the Indonesian low-cost carrier.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/mandala-airlines-medan-singapore/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/london-all-a380-singapore-airlines/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/london-all-a380-singapore-airlines/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:04:22 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=23570 From June 1, all three of the airline's services to London will employ the super-jumbo aircraft, up from the current two.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/london-all-a380-singapore-airlines/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/malaysia-airlines-a380-kids-ban/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/malaysia-airlines-a380-kids-ban/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:43:15 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=23226 The airline will not allow children under 12 in the A380's upper deck economy-class cabin (unless there's overwhelming demand for it).]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/malaysia-airlines-a380-kids-ban/feed/ 2 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/eva-air-to-join-star-alliance/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/eva-air-to-join-star-alliance/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:00:08 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/?p=22470 Among the benefits for the airline alliance, Taiwan has the shortest average distance to all major cities in the Asia-Pacific region.]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/eva-air-to-join-star-alliance/feed/ 0 http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/cathay-pacific-launches-premium-economy/ http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/cathay-pacific-launches-premium-economy/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:47:42 +0000 contributor http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/cathay-pacific-launches-premium-economy/ The Hong Kong airline will initially offer the new service class on select Sydney, Toronto, Vancouver, and New York flights before expanding its availability. ]]> http://www.destinasian.com/airline-news/cathay-pacific-launches-premium-economy/feed/ 0