Yearly Archives: 2016
GTA rekindles Premium Collection campaign for second year
GTA has unveiled the second edition of its Premium Collection campaign, aimed at driving more bookings and higher ADR to partner hotels and destinations...
Sihanoukville cleans up its act to draw more visitors
A beach in Sihanoukville
CONTINUED efforts to spruce up the image of Sihanoukville is essential if the Cambodia coastal town wants to compete with regional beach...
Ascott, Quest strike Docklands deal in Melbourne
Quest NewQuay Docklands
THE Ascott Limited is acquiring its first serviced residence in Docklands, Melbourne as part of its A$500 million (US$380 million) strategic partnership...
New charter flights move Chinese visitors beyond Bali
Manado Tua is an inactive volcanic cone island off the west coast of North Sulawesi, close to the capital Manado
FOLLOWING calls from the government...
Global TMCs show greater trust in Airbnb with new partnerships
AIRBNB’s new partnerships with global TMCs, American Express Global Business Travel (GBT), BCD Travel and Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), will bring its content to...
Sunway Hotel Georgetown
Penang’s Sunway Hotel Georgetown may be 22 years old, but it still looks spanking new thanks to a major makeover in 2013. S Puvaneswary...
Outrigger Enterprises Group appoints two VPs
OUTRIGGER Enterprises Group has appointed two vice presidents to its executive team – Bitsy Kelley, vice president, corporate relations; and Monica Salter, vice president,...
Theodore Lau joins American Express GBT’s South-East Asia operations
AMERICAN Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has appointed Theodore Lau as vice president and general manager, ASEAN and entrusted him with the company's commercial...
Ovolo Woolloomooloo unveils collection of event spaces
SYDNEY’s Ovolo Woolloomooloo has launched its brand new event complex, after a A$20 million (US$15.1 million) renovation.
The complex, set in a 100-year-old heritage-listed wharf,...
Palmer to steer Marco Polo’s HK flagship hotel
MARCO Polo Hotels has appointed seasoned luxury hotelier Duncan Palmer as managing director of its Hong Kong flagship property, the Murray Building, which is...
