Yearly Archives: 2015
New Genting Hotel Jurong to tap surrounding offices for business
THE new Genting Hotel Jurong, which will soft-open end this month, is confident of courting corporate clients who are seeking a respite from the...
Technology and Millennials are the buzzwords for Reed Exhibitions China’s new...
AS TECHNOLOGY continues to disrupt the exhibitions industry, the new president of Reed Exhibitions Greater China (RXGC), Hu Wei, plans to turn it to...
7,000-strong Forever Living incentive sweeps into Singapore
GLOBAL wellness and beauty company, Forever Living, has brought 7,000 top distributors from 55 countries to Singapore for its annual Global Rally incentive this...
Accor boosts digital arsenal with Fastbooking takeover
FRENCH hospitality giant Accor is getting serious in its digital approach and this week announced the buyout of Fastbooking.
The latter, also French, provides support...
HotelRez partners with Peak Hospitality Solutions in Asian expansion
IN A newly signed agreement, HotelRez Hotels & Resorts will join hands with Singapore-based Peak Hospitality Solutions (PHS) to extend its hotel representation services...
South-east Asia dominates list of top Asian islands
THE best islands are in South-east Asia and that is not an empty boast, with the region having monopolised TripAdvisor's list of the top...
New Zealand plans bigger budget for life after The Hobbit
PROMOTION works in Asia by Tourism New Zealand in a post-Tolkien franchises world will continue in earnest, with a budget that is 10 per...
Ban on US dollar transactions in Indonesia could boost travel: trade
INDONESIA'S travel industry has welcomed the government's regulation prohibiting foreign currency transactions within the country in order to cut the rupiah some slack, with...
Japan’s largest hotel to rise in 2019 with 2,400 keys
PLANS have been unveiled for the largest hotel in Japan, which will be built in Yokohama ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The APA...
Funtasy Island set for business this year end
THE completion of phase one development at Funtasy Island in Indonesia's Riau Archipelago has now been set for 4Q2015, with several key facilities to...
