Yearly Archives: 2018
Exit interview with Lionel Yeo: How Singapore picks a tourism chief,...
A rotating CEO of Singapore Tourism Board (STB) works for the industry but it should not be too short nor too long, according to...
Havens in the city
Despite their city settings, urban resorts offer both an escape from, and a connection to, the surroundings. Agents share what makes a great urban resort and their top picks
New homesharing rules to ease Japan’s room crunch, but concerns linger
Japan’s travel industry is optimistic that new rules on accommodation offered by owners of private property will ease room shortage in some of the...
Elephants will no longer be taken for a ride at Chiang...
Chiang Mai's Happy Elephant Care Valley has entered an MoU with animal welfare charity World Animal Protection to end all physical interaction between tourists...
Sabre partners Microsoft to expand cloud services
Sabre has sealed a long-term partnership with Microsoft to expand its cloud-based distribution and retailing solutions, weeks after it signed a similar agreement with...
Victoria Dockside rises along Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront
With the first phase of Victoria Dockside, an ambitious 27.9ha mixed-use project, launched last week, developer New World Development is touting the new US$2.6...
The growing importance of gastronomy tourism in Asia
The 4th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism, which took place in Bangkok last week from May 30 to June 1, concluded with industry...
Six Senses Laamu appoints resident manager
Six Senses Laamu has appointed Graeme Freeman as resident manager, where he will be in charge of the resort’s overall operations.
He joins Six Senses...
New DOSM for St Regis Bangkok
Sam Chia has joined The St Regis Bangkok as director of sales & marketing.
Chia was most recently leading the sales, events and marketing communications...
Dirty thoughts of ASEAN
Will it come to the day when health concerns related to bathing in cesspools will force tour operators to conduct their own assessments?
