Yearly Archives: 2018
TAT now has an address in Toronto
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) this week opened an office in Toronto, its third address in North America after New York and Los...
BW Premier Collection coming to Vietnam’s Vung Tau next year
Best Western Hotels & Resorts will roll out a BW Premier Collection beach resort in the Vietnamese coastal city of Vung Tau come 1Q2019.
Saint...
Standing tall and all ready to tackle Singapore Sevens
The world’s best rugby sevens teams have arrived in Singapore for the third edition of the HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens, which takes place this weekend (April 28-29) at the Singapore National Stadium.
New hotels: Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi, Kyukaruizawa Kikyo and more
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week.
‘Goodbye, Inuka’: Singapore Zoo’s last polar bear put to sleep
Inuka, the first polar bear born in the tropics, was put to sleep yesterday at age 27 on "humane grounds", the Wildlife Reserves Singapore...
Indonesia to introduce halal travel index to bolster Muslim arrivals
Indonesia's Team for Accelerated Development of Halal Tourism – a taskforce under the ministry of tourism – will launch the Indonesia Muslim Travel Index...
Thomas Cook India to undergo restructure into four verticals
Thomas Cook India (TCIL) will undertake a corporate restructuring, subject to regulatory approvals, that is aimed at streamlining its businesses into four key verticals.
The...
BRIC economies shine in global outbound tourism spend
Tourism spend is on the rise globally, with the Chinese coming in as the top spenders and Russia and Brazil making strong recovery last...
Win a jersey signed by Sevens legend DJ Forbes
Calling all rugby fans, a HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens New Zealand jersey signed by All Blacks 7s legend DJ Forbes is up for grabs!
Eligible...
Alibaba’s Fliggy enters home-sharing pen with Xiaozhu
After striking a deal with agoda, China's largest online home-sharing marketplace Xiaozhu.com is now partnering Alibaba Group's travel brand Fliggy to provide users with what it...
