Yearly Archives: 2015
Asian hospitality sector the least disabled-friendly in the world: study
A NEW Travel Smarts study by Agoda has found that hotels in Asia are the least well-equipped in the world when it comes to...
Third Melia property in Vietnam to debut on Phu Quoc
MELIÁ Hotels International is planting its flag on the up-and-coming holiday destinations of Phu Quoc in Vietnam, where it will open a Sol House...
HK Express expands into Huangshan
THE scenic Huangshan is HK Express' next landing pad as the LCC grows its network in China.
The twice-weekly service begins on March 29 and...
New routes, foreign airlines touch down in the Philippines
ACCESSIBILITY to the Philippines, a longstanding challenge for tourism, is improving markedly owing to the unprecedented increase in foreign ailrines flying into the country...
Brisbane joins Asia-Pacific’s IR scene
IT'S game on in Australia where the city of Brisbane wants to attract Asia-Pacific's gamblers with a 'Singapore-style' integrated resort.
Singapore’s The Straits Times reported...
MG Group gets serious about bedbank business in rebranding exercise
INDONESIA's MG Group has split its online hotel wholesale and inbound travel division in a restructuring and rebranding exercise, it announced today during the...
Guest engagement platform inGuest launched in APAC
BY MARRYING reservation data with social data and guest feedback, hotels can improve the way they engage with guests to drive up customer satisfaction...
Buenos Aires flight, Aerolineas codeshare opens South America to Air NZ
AIR New Zealand is set to introduce its first scheduled service to South America this year with a new direct flight linking Auckland to...
Aviareps to represent Choice Hotels International in Asia
US-BASED Choice Hotels International has named Aviareps its general sales agent in Asia with immediate effect.
Specifically, Aviareps will manage Choice’s presence in China, Hong...
Rejuvenated tourism campaign for Sri Lanka fails to impress trade
AN UPDATED tourism campaign promising greater private-sector input and budget for tradeshow participation and advertising has drawn flak from trade players that TTG Asia...
