Yearly Archives: 2014
Second Innside by Melia hotel announced for Indonesia
MELIÁ Hotels International has inked an agreement for a second Innside by Meliá hotel in Indonesia, to be opened in December 2015.
The 130-room Innside...
Odisha looks at South-east Asia to increase international arrivals
ODISHA is banking on its allure as a Buddhist tourism destination to draw arrivals from South-east Asian countries such Thailand and Malaysia and reach...
FRHI buys the Claremont, California
FRHI Hotels & Resorts has bought the Claremont Hotel Club & Spa in Berkeley, California in partnership with California financier Richard Blum and family.
The...
MH370 ‘ended in the southern Indian Ocean’
MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 is believed to have "ended" in the southern area of the Indian Ocean with no survivors, said the Malaysian...
Japan’s Hotel Okura rolls out travel planner app
HOTEL Okura is venturing into tour guide territory with the launch of an online travel planner app that will highlight local attractions and help...
GEG launches 3rd China office in Guangzhou
GEG Travel, owned by GEG Europe and set up in 1988 by Chinese owners to cater to overseas Chinese travelling in Europe, is establishing...
JNTO sets up shop in Jakarta
JAPAN National Tourism Organization (JNTO) launched its 14th overseas office in Jakarta yesterday in the hopes of creating better awareness and boosting traffic from...
Infrastructure and accessibility Myanmar’s stumbling blocks
TOURISM is one of the seven priority areas for infrastructure development in Myanmar as the surge of arrivals in recent times threatens to overwhelm...
Danang gears up for more Japanese visitors
UPCOMING central Vietnam destination Danang is witnessing rapid growth in the number of Japanese tourists and is taking steps to make itself more attractive...
Bangkok’s first Radisson Blu hotel to open in May
RADISSON Blu Plaza Hotel Bangkok will open in the Sukhumvit district of Bangkok come May 1, close to the city's major business headquarters.
The hotel...
