Yearly Archives: 2016
New hotel managers association formed in Indonesia
Jakarta
LEADING Indonesian hoteliers have set up a new professional association, the Indonesian Hotel General Managers Association (IHGMA), which debuted recently in Bali.
The new association,...
KTO to boost Korean DMZ’s tourism allure
PLANS are in place for South Korea to better position the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), its heavily fortified border with North Korea, as a...
GM appointed for first Oakwood property in Singapore
SHARON Seong has been appointed general manager of the upcoming Oakwood Studios Singapore, Oakwood’s first property in the country, set for a November opening.
In...
Photo of the Day: Halal Tourism Conference 2016
Delegates including Mahir Ünal, minister of culture and tourism of Turkey, during the opening ceremony of the second Halal Tourism Conference 2016 taking place...
Global social dining platform wants to feed Asian event groups
A SOCIAL dining company which connects hosts across the world with travellers keen on enjoying homemade flavours of the destination in a local home...
MICE gets its own day at ITB Asia 2016
THE MICE sector will get its own full-day conference programme for the first time at ITB Asia this October, with SITE and Singapore Association...
Adelaide nets international fisheries conference
ADELAIDE has won the rights to host the World Fisheries Congress in 2020, following a joint Australia-New Zealand bid.
More than 1,500 delegates are expected...
PCMA, SECB make education for association professionals accessible with new scholarship
AT LEAST 20 association executives and association meeting planners in Asia-Pacific will now stand a chance to secure funding for a trip to Singapore...
Busan reverses MERS MICE slump
INBOUND business events to Busan have made a “significant” recovery since the South Korean government’s official all-clear declaration on October 29 last year, following...
Putting hospitality into hospitals
Hospitals should do more than following the hospitality sector’s lead in its client-centric approach; they should also look to successful hotels for lessons on...
