Yearly Archives: 2018

Japan and Taiwan have raced into the top five in a ranking of non-Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) destinations in Asia for Muslim travellers,...

Famed bespoke luxury resort operators Six Senses and Aman are pivoting as the ‘small is better’ mantra has died. Bill Barnett, managing director, C9 Hotelworks based in Phuket, thinks this is “a profound shift”, based on the strategies of the two bespoke groups

Dubai-based Dnata is acquiring Qantas’ catering businesses in hopes of growing its presence and servicing more customers across Australia. Qantas’ catering businesses include Q Catering...

The Capella Sanya will open along the coastline of Blessed Bay on Hainan Island in 4Q2018, the outcome of a deal between Singapore-based Capella...

Impeccable service, scrumptious local cuisine and tasteful Malaysian artwork adorning the interiors all amplify the unique character of this hotel

The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week.

Asia’s aquariums are pulling out the stops to present guests with more than giant fish tank displays. Can conservation and animal welfare interests co-exist with their pursuit of the next visual and entertainment height? TTG Asia reporters find out

Malaysia takes its push for more arrivals from the Middle East a notch higher. S Puvaneswary 
looks at the plans in store

After seeing tourism fallout from a state of emergency, the Maldives is intent on getting out the message that it is the same paradise the world knew and loved, Feizal Samath reports

FC Barcelona's star forward and worldwide football phenomenon, Lionel Messi, has been appointed UNWTO Ambassador for Responsible Tourism.