Yearly Archives: 2016

VANGUARD Hotels in the Philippines plans to get rid of the “terribly outdated” front desk system from its hotel lobbies. Instead, a mix of self...

INTERNATIONAL tourism bodies are in agreement with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) stand that there should be no hard restrictions on travel to areas...

When you lose half your money, even though it’s just on paper, or when you don’t know what to do anymore or where to...

CURRENT CEO of Worldhotels Kristin Intress will be handing over her title to hospitality industry expert Dirk Fuehrer, who will join the group on...

HAVING grown massively in China, Wyndham Hotel Group (WHG) is now bent on huge growth in South-east Asia, where it admits it’s been “a...

Indonesian travel agents at the Ke Singapura Yuk event organised by GTA  KUONI Group’s Gullivers Travel Associates (GTA) saw a record number of bookings into...

SHILLA Stay has opened its eighth property in South Korea in Seoul’s digital district of Guro. Spanning 25 floors with three room categories – standard,...

INDONESIA’s tourism ministry has stepped up efforts to market Indonesia to travellers from India and improve flight connectivity between the two countries. With a hefty...

HONG KONG has emerged as the top city destination in the world for the sixth consecutive year with 27.8 million international visitors in 2014,...

THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is eyeing Myanmar as an emerging source market and has announced plans to lure more arrivals. Sherleen Seah, area director...