Yearly Archives: 2016
New CEO to pilot Philippines AirAsia
PHILIPPINES AirAsia has announced that Dexter Comendador will become interim CEO effective July 30, replacing Joy Cañeba who has resigned after three years of...
Collot leads Banyan Tree Macau as GM
FABRICE Collot is now general manager of Banyan Tree Macau.
In his new role, Collot will primarily be accountable for leading the team to ensure...
New hotel manager at Grand Hyatt Singapore
EDOUARD Demptos has joined Grand Hyatt Singapore as hotel manager.
Demptos joins the hotel from Hyatt on the Bund, Shanghai where he worked from 2013...
Photo of the Day: Dream Cruises takes China’s Got Talent to...
(From left) Colin Kerr, senior vice president of entertainment, Genting Hong Kong; Vivian Yin, CEO of FremantleMedia China; Thatcher Brown, president of Dream Cruises;...
New hotel openings: July 1 to 8, 2016
Hotel Indigo Singapore Katong
InterContinental Hotels Group's first Hotel Indigo in Singapore has opened in the city's iconic Katong neighbourhood. Integrating a modern multi-storey building...
APAC leads air passenger growth in 2015: IATA
ASIA-PACIFIC continues to dominate global air passenger traffic growth, according to 2015 industry performance statistics released by IATA in its 60th Edition of the...
Climate change needs urgent action from Asian tourism sector
Mekong River, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
DESPITE such buzzwords as sustainable travel and ecotourism being bandied about at this year’s Mekong Tourism Forum, the travel sector...
Flights grounded as super typhoon slams into Taiwan
WITH super typhoon Nepartak expected to hit Taiwan early this morning, airlines have been cancelling or rescheduling flights in and out of the island.
Taiwan’s...
Asian Trails announces key management changes
ASIAN Trails Thailand will make changes to its top posts come November.
Claudio Kellenberger, managing director Asian Trails Thailand, will leave the company in November...
Lanith founder departs organisation
FOUNDER of Lao National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality's (Lanith) Peter Semone has departed on June 30 following an eight-year stint as its chief...
