Yearly Archives: 2018
Swiss-Belhotel Karimun to launch in Riau Islands in 2019
Swiss-Belhotel International is expanding to Karimun, an emerging industrial and tourism region in Indonesia's Riau Islands.
Due to open in 2019, Swiss-Belhotel Karimun, Riau Islands...
Aviation roundup: Ukraine International, Thai AirAsia and more
Here's our weekly roundup of new air routes and updated frequencies.
Cosmo Hotel Kuala Lumpur has a new GM
Susan Carlos is now the general manager of Cosmo Hotel Kuala Lumpur.
Prior to her appointment at Cosmo Hotel Kuala Lumpur, she was attached to...
Giving credit where it’s due
IATA’s new initiative is touted to introduce greater flexibility and transparency in payment for travel agencies, but agents are split over these benefit claims.
Why Asia is shaping the future of travel
Once trailing its Western counterparts in innovation, Asia’s travel tech companies are now the ones to beat, says Simon Akeroyd, vice president, corporate strategy and business development, Amadeus Asia Pacific
New Philippine tourism secretary named as Wanda Tulfo Teo resigns
Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has appointed agriculture undersecretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat as new tourism secretary, replacing Wanda Tulfo Teo who has resigned amid a tourism...
STB awards honour the stars of Singapore tourism
Last night, 29 individuals and organisations were recognised at the Singapore Tourism Awards 2018, organised by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and graced by...
Indonesia casts lures to attract ASEAN weekend visitors to Jakarta
Following the success of the Batam-Bintan promotion last year, Indonesia is set to offer Jakarta Weekend Hot Deal as part of Visit Wonderful Indonesia's...
Aitken Spence to plant first overseas Heritance in the Maldives
Sri Lanka's Aitken Spence Hotels is set to launch its first Heritance property overseas with the introduction of Heritance Aarah in winter 2018.
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HKTB intensifies courtship of Muslim travellers
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has entered into a one-year partnership with online travel platform Have Halal, Will Travel (HHWT) to produce content...
















