Yearly Archives: 2016
Variety of rewards key for travel loyalty programmes
MEMBERS of travel loyalty programmes will have an improved redemption experience, increased loyalty and will spend more if presented with a greater variety of...
Starwood accepts Anbang’s proposal, Marriott reviews options
The W Hong Kong, part of Starwood's portfolio
CALLING the Anbang consortium’s bid for it a “superior proposal”, Starwood Hotels and Resorts’ board of directors...
Gavin Smith takes on SVP role at Royal Caribbean
ROYAL Caribbean has appointed Gavin Smith as senior vice president international, effective immediately, taking over the role of Dominic Paul, who is leaving the...
Millennium Hilton Bangkok names GM
HEIDI Kleine-Moeller, formerly the hotel manager at Millennium Hilton Bangkok, has been promoted to general manager, effective since January 1, 2016.
The industry veteran with...
Photo of the Day: Industry veterans dinner hosted by M&C
(From left) Alex Chan (Hong Thai Travel), Michael Chow (TTG Asia Media), Yap Puay Beng (TMIS), Tony Lim (Discovery the World), Aloysius Lee (M&C...
The Olympian opens in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon
SINO Hotels, the hospitality management arm of Sino Group, has launched The Olympian Hong Kong, a 32-room contemporary boutique hotel in the heart of...
Royal Caribbean now offers custom shore excursions
ROYAL Caribbean International has introduced customisable shore excursion itineraries for guests across the cruise liner’s 288 ports of call in 77 countries.
Named Private Journeys,...
With Ebola gone, operators boldly sell Africa to Asia again
Cape Town, South Africa
WITH the dust settled following the World Health Organization’s declaration of Liberia to be Ebola-free in January this year, African specialists...
Slow ASEAN integration but prospects high
ASEAN remains a region of huge opportunities despite a slow pace of economic integration and headwinds such as a China slowdown, high household debt...
Malaysian agents find ENTRI ineffective for groups
THE Malaysian government’s introduction of ENTRI (electronic travel registration and information) earlier this month to boost Chinese tourist arrivals to Malaysia has been found...
