Yearly Archives: 2015

FACED with challenges like a prolonged economic downturn and consolidation in the hotel sector, Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts (BTHR) is biting the bullet...

INDIA'S Ministry of Tourism has announced that six more countries are on track to be granted e-visa services this year, namely China, Malaysia, the...

THE government of Myanmar's Mon state has green-lighted a local company's plans to build a US$12 million hotel and beach resort zone in Ye...

IN A marriage between two of Asia-Pacific's established hotel companies, Thailand's Dusit International and Prince Hotels Japan have tied up in a marketing alliance. Aiming...

SOUTH Korea is plugging medical tourism in its new tourism offensive throughout Asia, hoping to leverage the popularity of K-pop and the relative affordability...

THE Kuala Lumpur City Hall tourism unit will soon introduce helicopter city tours targeted at high-end tourists keen on getting aerial views of the...

PERFORMANCE in Phuket's hotel market declined across the board last year as a direct result of the May coup d'etat and an overreliance on...

FORMER Diethelm Travel Group CEO, John Watson, is back in the industry as CEO of Trails of Indochina, replacing Matt Masson who is relocating...

Better known as a historical destination, Xi'an has woken up to the potential of luxury travel thanks to a fresh crop of posh hotels...

STARWOOD Hotels & Resorts Worldwide president and CEO Frits van Paasschen has resigned following a “mutual agreement” with the board of directors. Adam Aron, a...