Swire Travel begins new chapter as Connexus
The Swire Travel name has lived out the last days of its 69-year legacy with the regional TMC officially rebranded to Connexus by the...
Mt Agung update: Bali industry steps up care for stranded passengers
Amid mounting flight cancellations and an extended airport closure, Indonesia's tourism minister Arief Yahya is urging the travel industry in Bali and Lombok to...
Agung’s eruption worse than Bali bombing, say hoteliers
Hoteliers in Bali say the impact of Mount Agung's eruption is larger than the 2002 Bali bombing, and are crying for more efforts and...
Maldives airport undergoes further transformation
The Maldives' Velana International Airport, renamed from Male International Airport earlier this year, has now deployed Amadeus' airport management solutions in anticipation of an...
Tourasia co-owns Diethelm and is in driver’s seat
Swiss tour operator Tourasia has emerged as a substantial shareholder of Diethelm Travel Group (DTG) with its founder/managing director (MD) Stephan Roemer taking the...
A familiar face helms Thai tourism but Kobkarn will be missed
Thailand’s Cabinet reshuffle on November 24 sees the return of former minister of tourism and sports, Weerasak Kowsurat, to the role, replacing Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul...
LCC Norwegian mulls adding more longhaul flights to Singapore
After making its entrance in Asia with the launch of Singapore-London flights last month, LCC Norwegian yesterday said it is considering increasing frequency on...
Expedia offers to lower commissions – strings attached
Expedia is holding out an olive branch to hotels, offering to lower commissions for the roomnights it generates, on the condition they reinvest the...
New hotels: Moxy Bandung, The Ritz-Carlton, Koh Samui, and more
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week.
What luxury buyers are watching out for in 2018
The speed of change in the luxury travel market takes the breath away. ILTM buyers and ILTM Collection’s director Alison Gilmore describe its impact to Raini Hamdi and give their take on the what to watch for in 2018
