Yearly Archives: 2015
Peninsula Yangon, London in design phase
THE Peninsula Hotels’ two new projects in Yangon and London are in the design phase, with the former expected to open in three years...
Singapore-Australia currency parity leads to stronger demand for Down Under
ENCOURAGED by a weakening Australian dollar, more Singaporeans have made Australia their go-to destination in recent months.
Some of Singapore’s biggest outbound specialists have reported...
Revenue up for Skyscanner, thanks to new search products, trade service
GLOBAL search engine Skyscanner’s move to expand its business into the hotel and car hire search space and launch of a travel industry intelligence...
International tourism up 4% in early 2015: UNWTO
WITH international tourism demand enjoying strong growth between January and April this year, arrivals for the May-August period are expected to remain bullish, according...
Indonesian air access smothered as Mount Raung eruption persists
INCREASING volcanic activity on Indonesia's Mount Raung has forced five airports in Indonesia to shut, while airlines have been urged to fly higher or...
No clear sense other airlines will charge middleman fee
IATA said the industry will have to wait-and-see if the Lufthansa Group (LHG)’s move to impose a surcharge on all bookings made through intermediaries,...
Niccolo Chengdu rolls out new event packages
NICCOLO Chengdu, which opened its doors on April 15, has unveiled two new meeting and conference packages – the Niccolo Conferences+ and Niccolo Meetings+.
The...
Philippine association executives to help promote, secure events
THE Philippine Council for the Advancement of Association Executives (PCAAE) has developed a programme that assembles a group of “ambassadors” from among its members...
SACEOS expands professional education reach in China and region
FOLLOWING its partnership with the Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration (SMTA) to conduct two professional education programmes during the city’s Business Events Week in April,...
MICE arrivals on the rise in Sri Lanka
AN INCREASING number of conferences and incentives are sweeping onto Sri Lanka this year, with around 80 international conferences already in the bag for...
