Yearly Archives: 2015
A new Hotel Jen arrives in Kota Kinabalu
Credit: Hotel Jen
SHANGRI-LA International Hotel Management has unveiled plans to develop Hotel Jen Kota Kinabalu, the brand's first property in Borneo and the third...
Thailand picked to roll out Asia’s first Red Roof Inn
Red Roof Inn Winchester, Virginia. Credit: Red Roof Inn
US-BASED Red Roof Inn has struck up a partnership agreement with Thailand’s Paragon Hotels to introduce...
#ThailandStrongerTogether campaign taps social media to boost footfall
TOGETHER with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), global travel distributor GTA has launched a major short-term campaign to drive visitor arrivals to Thailand.
Set...
Garuda cancels Sumatra flights as haze thickens
GARUDA Indonesia has cancelled 11 flights to and from cities in Sumatra yesterday due to the haze.
These return flights include those on the...
iPhone-slim hotel, anyone?
Credit: 7132
A HOTEL and thermal spa in Vals, Graubunden, is bent on attracting Swiss and international jet-setters with an iPhone-slim hotel tower extension and...
Urban Resort Concepts promotes Yvonne Mak to VP of sales and...
URBAN Resort Concepts, the management company of The PuLi Hotel and Spa, has promoted Yvonne Mak to vice president of sales and marketing.
She will...
A2A Safaris beckons Asian travellers to Africa with one-for-one deal
IN A bid to draw Asian travellers back to Africa after the Ebola crisis, luxury travel operator A2A Safaris is offering a one-for-one deal...
HK Disneyland keeps SE Asian visitors spellbound with new attractions
TO CELEBRATE its 10th anniversary this year, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort last week gave the Indonesian travel trade a prelude of the destination's upcoming...
Expedia closes US$1.6 billion Orbitz acquisition
EXPEDIA has recently announced that it has completed its acquisition of Orbitz Worldwide, including all of its brands and assets, for US$12 per share...
Novotel Imagica Khopoli opens near Indian theme parks
Credit: AccorHotels
ACCORHOTELS has opened India’s first integrated hotel and resort property, Novotel Imagica Khopoli, near the theme parks of Adlabs Imagica and Aquamagica in...
