Yearly Archives: 2014
SIA switches to A380 for Mumbai, New Delhi routes
SINGAPORE Airlines is upgrading aircraft deployment on selected flights from Singapore to Mumbai and New Delhi.
From May 30, the daily Airbus A380 service to...
Courtyard by Marriott Tokyo Station opens
MARRIOTT International launched the 150-room Courtyard by Marriott Tokyo Station last week, the 15th Marriott hotel to open in Japan.
The hotel is a four-minute...
HK-US flight capacity increases not big enough a pull
WHILE flight capacity between Hong Kong and the US will surge by 22 per cent this year, local travel agencies say that visa processes...
Trade sceptical about Borikhamxay cultural site in central Laos
LAOS is planning to build a cultural tourism site in Borikhamxay province, central Laos within the next two years, but tour operators are less...
Ayala Land breaks ground on Palawan ecotourism development
AYALA Land and subsidiary Ten Knots Group have broken ground on their Lio resort development in El Nido in Palawan, which has been positioned...
The fun goes on at these IRs
As competition gets fiercer, Asia's integrated resorts pull out all the stops to ensure the crowds keep coming.
Resorts World Sentosa
By Paige Lee Pei...
Will AEC’s talent mobility bring benefits?
Will talent mobility within ASEAN bring benefits?
In tandem with the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, the tourism sector is on...
Edmond Ip joins Artyzen Hospitality Group
PROMINENT hotelier Edmond Ip has been appointed vice-chairman of Artyzen Hospitality Group and brings with him high-end hotel concept Zitan.
Ip has spent 40 years...
High-end seaplane service takes to Vietnam skies in August
HAI Au Aviation will kick off its seaplane service with the launch of a Hanoi-Ha Long Bay route on August 1 this year, targeted...
Majority of tourism professionals received pay raise in 2013
OVER half of Asia-Pacific travel industry professionals received a pay increase in the last 12 months, indicating tourism businesses see good prospects, according to...
