Yearly Archives: 2014
Holiday Inn Express makes first touchdown in Jakarta
INTERCONTINENTAL Hotels Group (IHG) has launched Jakarta's first Holiday Inn Express hotel, the 101-room Holiday Inn Express Jakarta Thamrin.
The hotel is located in Jakarta’s...
Accor scales up in Malaysia
ACCOR will ramp up its portfolio in Malaysia from eight properties to 25 hotels in 2017, making it the country's leading international hotel operator.
By...
Longhaul bookings firm for Thai DMCs
DESPITE a rocky start to 2014, several Thailand-based DMCs are reporting stable bookings for the longhaul leisure market.
Go Vacation Thailand’s director of business development,...
Naypyidaw ‘more than ready’ for ATF 2015
ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) will move to Myanmar's capital city, Naypyidaw, in 2015 and the country is "more than ready" to welcome tourism thought...
Visa-free travel to Myanmar for ASEAN by 2015
Shwezigon Pagoda, Myanmar
BY THE end of this year, travellers from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei should be able to visit Myanmar without the...
PATA Loves ASEAN campaign to hit global screens
PATA has announced a new TV campaign entitled PATA Loves ASEAN which will be aired in June across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The...
SpiceJet rejigs international flight schedule
SPICEJET has announced the latest adjustments to its international flight routes and introduced a slew of passenger benefits in order to remain competitive.
According to...
Far East experiments with new Rendezvous concept
FAR East Hospitality (FEH) has relaunched the Rendezvous Hotel Singapore, removing the 'Grand' from its name pre-acquisition and injecting a new art-inspired concept to...
Indonesia’s Plataran Hotels branches into management
INDONESIAN boutique hospitality firm Plataran Hotels & Resorts is expanding eastwards, having already secured a presence in Bali.
Established in 2008, the company had only...
ASEAN-Japan Centre imparts art of heritage, culture seduction
THE ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC), in collaboration with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, has set in motion an exchange programme to help Cambodia, Myanmar...
