ANA to buy US$108 million stake in Vietnam Airlines
JAPAN’s ANA Holdings has signed a MoU with Vietnam Airlines to purchase an 8.8 per cent stake in the the South-east Asian state-owned carrier...
Study shows best times to book flights in 2016
FOLLOWING an analysis of over one billion flight searches, travel tool Kayak.sg has unveiled when Singapore travellers should book flights in order to get the lowest...
Don Muang Airport Terminal 2 reopened
MOST domestic flights at Bangkok’s Don Muang Airport now operate from the partially reopened Terminal 2 since December 24, 2015.
Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, president of Airports...
Kuala Lumpur unveils slew of tourism initiatives
THE recently set up Kuala Lumpur Tourism Bureau has identified several initiatives targeted at improving ground services and product development, slated to be introduced...
Alitrip goes live with Singapore travel products
FOLLOWING the MoU signed between the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Alitrip in October last year, Alibaba Group's online travel platform has now officially...
Myanmar introduces new visa regulations
MYANMAR’s Ministry of Immigration and Population announced yesterday new visa regulations effective immediately.
Under the new system, there are 12 types of entry visas: Diplomatic;...
Ctrip to invest US$180 million in MakeMyTrip
LEADING travel service provider Ctrip.com will be investing US$180 million in MakeMyTrip, India’s largest online travel company, via convertible bonds.
Permission has also been granted for Ctrip...
New Sofitel hotels to open in Singapore, KL
Artist impression of Tanjong Pagar Centre
SINGAPORE and Kuala Lumpur will be welcoming a new Sofitel property in 4Q2016 and 2H2016 respectively.
The 222-key Sofitel Singapore...
Centara now known as Central Hospitality International
CENTARA Hotels & Resorts has rebranded and is now known as Central Hospitality International (CHi).
While its hotel brands, products and services remain unchanged, the...
Muslim-friendly Rayani Air takes flight
RAYANI Air, Malaysia’s newest airline, began operations last month with services linking Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi and Kota Bharu.
The full-service carrier is positioned as...
