Secure a booking at Michelin-listed nahm with COMO package
COMO Metropolitan Bangkok has launched stay-and-dine packages at nahm, which was this month awarded with one Michelin star in the inaugural Bangkok Michelin guide.
The...
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...
Myanmar tour operators advocate community interests
Communities must be kept at the heart of community-based tourism (CBT) projects if they are to thrive, said tour operators, as Myanmar announces three...
Tourists in Singapore first to enjoy paperless tax refunds
Tourego, a mobile tax refund app and travel guide rolled into one, is being made available to tourists in Singapore.
Said to be the world's...
Singapore Airshow 2018 to spotlight cybersecurity, autonomous vehicle
Cybersecurity, autonomous vehicles and emerging technologies will take the spotlight at the Singapore Airshow 2018.
The show, which will run from February 6-11, 2018, will...
Rosewood unveils new hospitality brand
Rosewood Hotel Group has introduced KHOS, a new concept for business hotels with a lifestyle orientation.
Derived from the Mongolian word meaning "pair", KHOS is...
Minor Hotels to manage first Anantara resort in Sharjah
Minor Hotels has signed a management agreement with Basma Group and ARADA for a new Anantara resort in Sharjah in the UAE.
Scheduled to open...
Marriott deepens partnership with YTL in M’sia, Japan
Marriott International and YTL Hotels have agreed to develop two new luxury hotels in Malaysia under the JW Marriott and Edition brands.
In Malaysia, YTL...
Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park announces GM
Marriott International has appointed Bernhard Langer as general manager of Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park, effective February 1, 2018.
Langer will oversee and...
Why Mark Okerstrom is optimistic of future despite Expedia’s stock plunge
A combination of robust growth in global travel and a digital revolution sees Expedia’s new CEO Mark Okerstrom being hugely optimistic of the company’s future despite its recent stock plunge and a third-quarter loss of US$8 million.