Yearly Archives: 2015
Standing ovation for Nu Skin incentive winners on Royal Caribbean’s latest...
Credit: Royal Caribbean International
ROYAL Caribbean International’s third Quantum Class vessel, the Ovation of the Seas, will set sail next spring with a full ship...
Haw Par Villa embarks on Journeys for renewal
THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has appointed Journeys under a three-year contract to operate and manage Haw Par Villa since August 1, 2015, with...
Fanny Yeung takes helm at Sabre Hong Kong
Credit: Sabre
TRAVEL technology provider Sabre has appointed Fanny Yeung as the new general manager for Sabre Travel Network.
Prior to this, Yeung was the director...
GTEF takes on cultural tourism with ‘Belt and Road Initiative’
THE upcoming Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) will be held at the Venetian Macao from 12 to 14 October, 2015 under the theme of...
Silversea sails for polar regions with 2016 cruise offerings
Credit: Silversea Cruises
SILVERSEA Expeditions has released its 2016 brochure for travellers looking to tour the Arctic, Antarctic and New Zealand Sub-Antarctic.
Named Explore the Polar...
Malaysia’s tourism budget cut to impact arrivals
MALAYSIA’s Ministry of Finance will be reviewing Tourism Malaysia’s promotional and advertising budget, which had been slashed by 25 per cent or RM50 million...
GfK, AFTA roll out uniformed reporting currency for Australian trade
GLOBAL research agency GFK and the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) have struck a partnership together to introduce a uniformed reporting currency to...
Wanda Realm Taian hotel opens near China’s Mount Tai
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WANDA Hotels & Resorts has opened Wanda Realm Taian in Shandong, which marks the company's 77th property worldwide and 30th Wanda...
Frasers Hospitality steps up expansion in China
Credit: Frasers Hospitality
FRASERS Hospitality has acquired a serviced residence property in Dalian for RMB481.4 million (US$71 million), which will open in 2017 as Frasers...
New and improved room tier for Pan Pacific Perth after makeover
Credit: Pan Pacific Perth
PAN Pacific Perth has launched a new premier tier of rooms after a multi-million dollar makeover which saw 124 rooms and...
