Yearly Archives: 2014
Securing the unchained
Independent properties such as boutique hotels are gaining favour with travellers, and GDSs are leveraging this trend
GDSs are fine-tuning their hotel content towards a...
ICCA Congress selects Dubai for 2018 meeting
DUBAI will welcome the 57th edition of the ICCA Congress in 2018, it announced this week.
Hosting the ICCA Congress is one step towards the...
Pacific World expands global footprint with 3 new destinations
INTERNATIONAL DMC and event management organisation Pacific World has forayed into three new emerging MICE destinations – Croatia, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives –...
Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition heads to the Middle East
THE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre in 2016, the first time the conference is...
New tours highlight multifaceted experiences in Daegu
SOUTH Korean city Daegu has redesigned the visitor experience through four new itineraries unveiled recently by the Daegu Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB).
Known as...
Destination Asia appoints new director of meeting and events
DESTINATION Asia has promoted Michael Assef to the position of director of meeting and events in Shanghai.
Assef’s duties in his new role include consolidating...
China’s largest integrated mall takes shape in Suzhou
SUZHOU Center Plaza, located in Suzhou Industrial Park’s CBD to the west of Jinji Lake, will become the largest integrated development project in China...
The Gateway Hotels & Resorts debuts maiden resort
THE Gateway Hotels & Resorts, a subsidiary of the Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), has forayed into the resort segment with the opening of The...
China trade deal unlocks opportunities for Australia’s tourism
THE landmark Australia-China free trade agreement (ChAFTA), announced earlier this week when negotiations concluded between Australian prime minister Tony Abbott and Chinese president Xi...
South Carolina steps up pursuit of Indian visitors
THE US state of South Carolina is keen to dramatically increase tourist arrivals from India in the next two years, having formulated a strategy...
