Yearly Archives: 2014
NACTA ditches ‘travel agent’ for references to members
TRAVEL agents prefer to be called travel consultants instead, reports the US-based National Association of Career Travel Agents (NACTA) through a recent member survey.
NACTA...
Waldorf Astoria to debut in Indonesia
HILTON Worldwide today announced the signing of a new management agreement with Bali Ragawisata for the first Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts property in...
Tourism thriving in Phuket, Koh Samui
THAILAND'S political crisis, which began last November, has not dented tourism in Phuket and Koh Samui, according to research by C9 Hotelworks, which cites...
MH370 disappearance unlikely a terrorist act: Interpol
THE search and rescue operations of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 continues into its fifth day, and the authorities have found no trace of...
Errant travel consultant convicted for operating without licence
THE former director of Singapore-based Mandarin World Holidays (MWH) has been convicted of two charges under the Travel Agents Act, Chapter 334, for conducting...
Preferred adds two properties in China’s secondary destinations
PREFERRED Hotel Group has partnered Himalayas Hotels & Communities to add two hotels, Himalayas Qingdao Hotel and Himalayas Nantong Hotel, to its China portfolio.
Anthony...
Over 7,000 rooms to come up in Myanmar
MYANMAR'S Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has issued 166 hotel licences in the past year to accommodate its growing number of tourists.
The ministry's director-general,...
SilverNeedle rolls out cost-saving model for Country Comfort franchisees
SILVERNEEDLE Hospitality's upper midscale hotel brand, Country Comfort, is offering a new franchising model, passing on all savings from negotiating the lowest possible costs...
First HoJo in India opening in 2Q
WYNDHAM Worldwide has partnered Unique Mercantile India to bring American brand Howard Johnson, popularly known as HoJo, to India, with a plan to establish...
Drop in sales expected at MATTA Fair due to MAS incident
TRAVEL agencies Malaysia anticipate dampened demand for outbound tours during the upcoming MATTA Fair in Kuala Lumpur, which starts this Friday and runs through...
