Yearly Archives: 2016
Likely boon coming for Japan’s home sharing sector
THE Japanese government has proposed sweeping changes to laws governing tourist accommodations that has the home sharing sector particularly upbeat.
Deregulation of Japan's hotel sector...
Rich Chinese millennials show spending firepower but Asia stands to lose
RICH Chinese millennials have an average household travel spend of 420,000 yuan (US$65,000) per year and are set to go on more trips in...
Singapore gets its first bungy tower
RENOWNED bungy operator AJ Hackett International has broken ground for the construction of a 50m-tall bungy tower on Sentosa Island, the first of its...
Parkroyal Yangon to groom Myanmar’s hospitality staff
Jean-Marc Poli, general manager, Parkroyal Yangon
PARKROYAL Yangon and the Singapore-Myanmar Vocational Training Institute (SMVTI) have signed a MoU to support the training of Myanmar’s...
Singapore millennials prefer direct flight bookings
MOST millennial travellers in Singapore favour booking flights via airline websites rather than from OTAs and metasearch engines, according to a recent study by...
Bandung an easy sell for first-time buyers
A tea plantation in Bandung
FIRST-TIME longhaul buyers attending the West Java Travel Mart (JTX) 2016 last week say that Bandung and the surrounding area...
Photo of the Day: Best Western Plus Wanda Grand Hotel opening
(From left) Olivier Berrivin, managing director of international operations for Asia, Best Western Hotels & Resorts; Wichai Bandasak, mayor, Pakkret Municipality; Krisda Thitipunya, co-owner,...
New hotel openings: May 23 to 27, 2016
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
The Langham, Haikou
Hong Kong-based Langham Hospitality Group is set to open the 249-key The Langham, Haikou...
Japan to fund new cruise facilities in Okinawa
Motobu Port to get new cruise docking facilities. Photo credit: Japan Tourism Agency
OKINAWA’S tourism players have welcomed news that the Japanese government is to fund...
Chinese agents unsure as destination Cuba opens up
Havana, Cuba's capital
CUBA made its debut at the Beijing International Travel Expo last week, in light of Air China’s thrice-weekly Beijing-Montreal-Havana flight launched last...
