Yearly Archives: 2015
Changi scores record-breaking 54.1m movements in 2014
SINGAPORE Changi Airport has notched the highest number of passenger movements in a single year in its 33-year history, registering some 54.1 million in...
Ringgit slide pushes regional destinations into Malaysia’s line of sight
TRAVEL sellers at the recent ASEAN Tourism Forum in Nay Pyi Taw have introduced special tour fares for Malaysian buyers as the ringgit continues to...
BTS service normal following explosions outside Siam Paragon
TWO homemade time bombs detonated outside of Siam Paragon Shopping Centre last evening prompted an emergency evacuation, and one man was slightly injured.
According to...
ILTM to field 200 new China buyers as travel tops leisure...
LUXURY travel show ILTM says it will field 200 new China buyers at its Shanghai edition in June as reports indicate that travel has...
AirAsia X announce changes to top management positions
AIRASIA X’s board of directors have named Kamarudin Meranun as group CEO, AirAsia X, and Benyamin Ismail as acting CEO of AirAsia X, replacing...
Ritz-Carlton Sanya appoints Hoss Vetry as GM
HOSS Vetry is now general manager at the newly renamed Ritz-Carlton Sanya, Yalong Bay.
Vetry brings 17 years of experience with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company...
MH370 disappearance declared an accident by MAS
MORE than 10 months since the ill-fated incident took place, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) yesterday officially declared the disappearance of flight MH370 an accident with...
South African buyers see potential in Myanmar for luxury travel
MYANMAR’S relative novelty in the South African market is providing luxury travel buyers an opportunity to gain first-mover status in selling the South-east Asian...
Louvre Hotels Group to bring budget brands to India
LOUVRE Hotels Group (LHG) is looking to introduce two new budget brands, Premiere Classe and Campanile, in India this year.
“We will be opening Premiere...
Philippines boosts marketing in India to reverse fortunes
AFTER witnessing a decline in visitor numbers from India in 2014, the Philippine Department of Tourism (DoT) will step up marketing efforts in the...
