Yearly Archives: 2016

JW Marriott Hotel Shenzhen Bao'an MARRIOTT International completed its US$13 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts last Friday, making it the largest hotel company...

DUBAI-based business conglomerate Najibi Group and its new investment and development company in Australia, Sanad Capital, is embarking on its first project Down Under. The...

TRAVEL metasearch engine Skyscanner has lived a new Quality Ratings feature for flight bookings. Flight inventory that airlines or OTAs provide aggregated onto Skyscanner can...

MALDIVIAN authorities have slapped a tax on remittances by expatriates in an effort to garner extra revenue for the cash-strapped nation dependent on tourism...

JTB is teaming up with Japan Airlines and Kadokawa, one of the nation's leading publishers, to tap into international interest in Japan's famed anime...

Macau’s lingering manpower shortfall is affecting travel agencies more than hotels. Prudence Lui inspects A surge in Macau’s hotel supply is heightening the demand for...

Agatha Lee (second from left) and Yongyut Lujintanon LOWER 1H2016 revenue has turned Cathay Pacific’s sights towards the leisure market to better deal with business...

  BITEC is bringing an exciting new era of business events to Southeast Asia. Characterised by superb connectivity with proximity to two international airports, Laem Chabang...

GENERAL manager of Go Vacation Sri Lanka, Erkan Tuncaakar, has been appointed as general manager of the DMC’s latest outpost in Vietnam. Tuncaakar joins Go...

Registration booth at ATF 2016. Credit: TTG Asia THE ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2017 Organising Committee has appointed TTG Asia to produce the only Official Show...