Omicron surge prompts Malaysia to suspend umrah travel
Malaysia's health ministry will suspend umrah trips to Saudi Arabia for a month from Saturday (January 8), in light of the rising number of...
Maldives taps Kuoni France to woo French tourists
Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has initiated a month-long marketing campaign with OTA Kuoni France, with the aim of promoting the destination...
Best Western continues expansion in Vietnam with dual signing
Best Western Hotels & Resorts has signed two new projects in Ho Tram, the beachfront resort area just 110km from Ho Chi Minh City...
RWS sets up laboratory with NUS to advance sustainable tourism
The recent launch of the RWS-NUS Living Laboratory positions Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) and National University of Singapore (NUS) at the forefront to deliver...
Millennium raises nearly US$50,000 to help needy students
Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR) has raised S$65,000 (US$47,800) in a year-long charity initiative with The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (STSPMF), a...
Asia’s first Vignette Collection hotel to open in Bangkok
Sindhorn Midtown Hotel Bangkok will become the first hotel in Asia to open under IHG Hotels & Resorts' conversion brand Vignette Collection come March...
IHG signs four-hotel deal in Vietnam
IHG Hotels & Resorts has sealed a four-hotel, 2,709-room portfolio deal in Vietnam with long-standing partner Sun Hospitality Group.
Following their collaboration on the InterContinental...
Philippine Airlines exits bankruptcy
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has emerged from its voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings as a more efficient airline with a strengthened balance sheet.
PAL successfully completed its...
MITA labours to plug Perak’s tourism talent shortage
As tourism and hospitality companies scramble to fill job openings vacated during the pandemic, the state government of Perak has collaborated with Malaysian Inbound...
Sri Lanka ambitiously aims for 2.3m tourists this year
Sri Lanka has revised its initial forecast of inbound tourist arrivals for this year, setting a new highly ambitious target of attracting 2.3 million...
