Yearly Archives: 2015
Mobile technology hailed as top trend impacting managed travel: CWT study
LOVE it or hate it, technology is making an impact on the travel management industry and Carlson Wagonlit Travel's (CWT) latest report has identified...
BCD integrates operations to power up global presence
TWO heads are better than one, goes the adage, and BCD Meetings & Events is taking that advice to heart with the merger of...
AEC integration still work-in-progress, MICE delegates told
REGIONAL and international MICE industry members at this morning's Singapore MICE Forum (SMF) 2015 keynote address were told to manage their expectations regarding immediate...
Meeting content, venues need redesigning to satisfy new learning habits: expert
MEETING delegates are changing the way they consume content, requiring planners to relook the design of their events, said a brand experience expert at...
European and Middle East exhibitors to debut at IT&CMA 2015
TWO new national MICE entities are set to make their first appearances at this year's IT&CM Asia (IT&CMA) in Bangkok.
Berlin Tourismus & Kongress follows...
Pakir Singh passes away
THE father of Singapore's hospitality training and a strong proponent of ASEAN regional tourism cooperation, Pakir Singh, passed away yesterday morning after battling Parkinson's...
Abacus absorbed into Sabre; Mendis replaces Bailey in a wider APAC...
Roshan Mendis
ABACUS International has been absorbed into a Sabre Travel Network Asia-Pacific and its CEO of seven years, Robert Bailey, leaves on July 7,...
5-star hotels cheapest in Sri Lanka: Kayak
TRAVELLERS searching for the most value-for-money stay in a five-star hotel need look no further than Sri Lanka, according to Kayak's recent analysis based...
Myanmar’s rising tourist numbers fuelled by backpackers
FOLLOWING record-breaking numbers in 2014, Myanmar’s tourist arrivals were slightly up in the first five months of 2015, propelled by growing numbers of independent...
Silversea Cruises to inspire travel with new ship Silver Muse
CRUISE operator Silversea Cruises has unveiled its new flagship, the Silver Muse, which will begin sailing the seas in April 2017.
Built by Italian shipbuilding...
