Yearly Archives: 2015
Genting materialises Dream Cruises to capture Asian premium cruise market
GENTING Hong Kong has launched Asia’s first premium cruise line brand, Dream Cruises, which is set to debut with its first ship, Genting Dream,...
AFECA grows membership, considers more activities in 2016
THE Asian Federation of Exhibition and Convention Associations (AFECA) has seen its membership expand in the past year to include more representatives from Myanmar,...
Mission Hills expands product portfolio to include water theme park
MISSION Hills China has partnered Guangxi Investment Group and Village Roadshow to establish China's first Wet'n'Wild water theme park in Haikou, Hainan.
To be built...
New American air service boost for NZ business visitor sector
CONVENTIONS and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ) is welcoming news of a likely direct air service between the US and New Zealand announced yesterday by...
Second Sofitel in Singapore ready for guests
SINGAPORE'S second Sofitel property has opened on Sentosa island, armed with 211 rooms and suites, four villas, more than 1,300m2 of MICE facilities, four...
Thematic Amsterdam tours poised to lure more Indonesians
TO ATTRACT different Indonesian market segments, a strategic partnership – The Holland Alliance – was formed to come up with thematic tours of The...
Taiwan further improves its tourism infrastructure
VISITORS travelling to Taiwan will be greeted with new and enhanced tourism infrastructure over the next few months.
From December 1, 2015, passengers travelling on...
Taipei ITF adds MICE component this year
A MICE-FOCUSED business exchange debuted at this year's Taipei International Travel Fair (ITF), with destinations from all over the world coming together to reach...
A misunderstood generation
Millennials are a much-maligned and misunderstood generation. I’m saying this not because I myself and many of my colleagues and friends are millennials. For...
Someone to watch over me
Singapore’s industry leaders come forward to mentor young talent in a bid to retain them as staff shortage looms ahead. By Raini Hamdi
Saddled by...
