Yearly Archives: 2015

THE Priceline Group, along with an unnamed long-term equity firm, is investing US$500 million each in China’s leading OTA Ctrip via convertible bonds. This is...

THE much-anticipated European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) decision has revealed that Thailand’s carriers were spared from being included in its list of airlines banned...

Amid a growing preference for tailored experiences, Asian inbound travel agencies appraise the level of personalised service in their markets and share how that...

In the face of an increasingly discerning clientele, Asian outbound agencies reveal how they have upped their service levels this year and the rewards...

Raini Hamdi picks some of the highlights of the year, as duly and diligently reported by TTG Asia and TTG Online network of reporters...

THE travel trade in Indonesia has lost one of its most active and influential players with the passing away of Poul Bitsch, president director...

AIR China will extend its existing Beijing-Montreal route, launched on September 29, with an additional destination to Havana come December 27. A Boeing 777-300ER aircraft...

ENDING months of speculation, AccorHotels is buying Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI) for US$2.9 billion, a move that will make the French chain, known...

The Montpellier Chapter. SINGAPORE-BASED Frasers Hospitality has acquired four properties in the UK from Malmaison and Hotel du Vin Property Holdings for a sum of...

INTERNATIONAL SOS and Control Risks have jointly published the Travel Risk Map 2016, a heat map which displays medical and security hotspots around the...