Yearly Archives: 2014
Region-wide MICE standards under MRA in the works
INDONESIA has proposed the creation of a MICE professional certification within the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) on Tourism Professionals, according to the chair of...
Rebranded Citadines St Georges Terrace launched in Perth
THE Ascott has opened Citadines St Georges Terrace Perth after a five-month, multimillion dollar refurbishment and rebranding.
Formerly the Somerset St Georges Terrace Perth, the...
ASEAN maps out home-stay standards
NEW standards for home-stays in South-east Asia will be adopted as part of moves to create a single, quality tourism destination and to assist...
Family matters at The Travel Corporation
He built a travel empire from a hotel business, but the biggest achievement of Stanley Tollman, founder/chairman of The Travel Corporation, may well be...
Our outlook on Asian tourism – Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia
Travel companies in the region share their projections
Inbound
The political uncertainties looming over the upcoming elections in India and Thailand are casting a shadow on...
Japan’s smaller cities clamour for incentives
JAPAN is wooing Singaporean incentives and encouraging the trade to take their customers into lesser-known cities now that arrival figures have bounced back.
Susan Maria...
ASEAN group travel to Europe thriving
The Colosseum in Rome, Italy -- Credit: ENIT
ITALY, France, Switzerland, Spain and Germany were the top five long-haul destinations for South-east Asian group travellers...
Destination Asia fortifies online presence with new events portal
THAILAND-BASED Destination Asia yesterday launched Destination Asia Events, a new website created as a "one-stop resource tool" for events planners.
Available at www.destination-asia-events.com, the portal...
Malaysia’s Residence Hotels & Resorts transforms into RHR Hospitality
MALAYSIAN hospitality group Residence Hotels & Resorts has rebranded itself as RHR Hospitality and introduced new signature hotel brands to its portfolio.
The three recently...
Silver lining for Bangkok hotels amid shutdown
THE political turmoil in Bangkok has sent room occupancies in the city on a nosedive, but some hospitality players have actually seen additional business.
Chris...
