Yearly Archives: 2018
Indulge in an Art Affair at Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong is offering the Art Affair package, which includes a stay and passes to Art Central Hong Kong and Art Basel...
Pan Pacific names GM for Perth property
Pan Pacific Hotels Group (PPHG) has appointed Rob Weeden as general manager for Pan Pacific Perth.
Prior to joining PPHG, he was vice president, sales...
Banyan Tree veteran heads up Angsana Velavaru as GM
Mario Piazza has been named general manager of Angsana Velavaru, moving to the Maldives from his most recent appointment as the hotel manager of...
Singapore – Cannes of Asia?
Reed Exhibitions believes its inaugural ILTM Asia-Pacific show in Singapore this May could become “the Cannes of Asia”, referring to the main event, ILTM...
Qantas, STB and Changi Airport in tripartite marketing push for Singapore
Qantas, Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Changi Airport Group (CAG) have announced a S$5 million (US$3.8 million) partnership to promote Singapore as a destination...
South Korea’s Jeolla goes after SE Asians with culture, agritourism
As a lesser-known destination for foreign travellers, South Korea's Jeolla Province wants to leverage its rich cultural and agricultural assets to attract a greater...
New casino resort in Nepal bets on Indian market
Half a year into its opening, Tiger Palace Resort in Bhairahawa, Nepal – pegged as South Asia’s first integrated casino resort – is already...
Philtoa to launch travel mart for alternative tour products
The Philippine Tour Operators Association (Philtoa) attempts to bring ecology, ethnic and cultural tourism products into the mainstream by launching a yearly travel mart...
Khiri ventures deeper into Indonesia with Sulawesi office
While infrastructural pressures have spurred the Indonesian government’s drive to create “new Bali’s”, demand trends from Europe – such as the maturing traveller profile...
Asiatravel’s augmented reality tours of Israel bring history to life
Asiatravel and its B2B division TAcentre, in partnership with Yaturu 5800 Israel, are hoping to bring "Hollywood theatrics" to tourism with the launch of...
















