Yearly Archives: 2016
Nikko bows out of Bali while Hilton debuts
Conrad Bali
GRAND Nikko Bali is bowing out after being part of the furniture in Nusa Dua, making way for a Hilton hotel effective December...
Changing market mix rattles Thai agents
Charoen Wangananont, ATTA president. Photo credit: ATTA/Facebook
SIGNIFICANT drops in international arrivals from some source markets in the first quarter have rattled the Association of Thai...
Last-minute bookings 23 per cent cheaper, says HRS
Tobias Ragge, HRS' CEO
SAME-DAY hotel bookings are on average 23 per cent cheaper than rooms booked in advance, according to a longitudinal study conducted...
NATAS president gets re-elected despite rivalry
Devinder Ohri, NATAS president
THE National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS) has appointed Devinder Ohri as its president for a second term.
Ohri, along with...
Malaysia Airlines appoints new CEO for MASWings
MALAYSIA Airlines has appointed Izham Ismail as CEO of sister airline MASWings, effective July 1, when current CEO Ritzerwan Rashid retires.
Izham has close to...
Buffalo Tours makes two new appointments
BUFFALO Tours has appointed Greg Martin as sales office general manager in Australia and Atsushi Hirayama as country manager in Japan.
Martin has over 25...
Minor’s Elewana Collection joins GHA
Interior of the Serengeti Migration Camp, part of Elewana Collection
MINOR Hotel Group has added the Elewana Collection, its fifth member brand, into the Global...
Dubai Parks and Resorts unveils admission packages
DUBAI Parks and Resorts, scheduled to open in Dubai in October, has started selling annual passes for its parks, which will grant pass holders...
Cambodia’s renewed rail service needs more oomph
THE resurrection of Cambodia’s only passenger train needs to pick up pace if it is to hit full steam, say local tour operators.
The country’s...
New Shenzhen cruise terminal appoints consultant
SuperStar Virgo
CHINA Merchants Group in Shenzhen, China, had recently appointed Kuala Lumpur-based Jebsen Travel & Tours Services to market Tai Zi Bay cruise terminal...















