Yearly Archives: 2018

Wharf Hotels has appointed Walter Ng as group director business development. Reporting to the vice president, finance and business development, Ng will lead the business...

Six Senses Uluwatu has appointed Joel Bartlett as resort manager to take charge of the property's overall operations. Bartlett has more than a decade of...

The temporary suspension of Singapore Flyer’s flight operations has left local DMCs questioning the observation wheel's attractiveness vis-à-vis other tourist landmarks in the vicinity. The Flyer...

President Abdulla Yameen has declared a 15-day state of emergency in the Maldives, suspending parliament and sending police to the Supreme Court, reported Reuters. Security...

The 2018 Winter Olympics taking place in Pyeongchang from February 9 to 25 is unlikely to fix South Korea's tourism troubles, providing only a...

China is reportedly drafting a proposal to allow gambling on Hainan, a move that would allow betting on the mainland for the first time,...

The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group says its KrisFlyer programme will launch the world's first blockchain-based digital wallet for frequent flyers. Scheduled for rollout in about...

Melbourne's Avalon Airport is set to become international when AirAsia moves its operations from Tullamarine Airport later this year. AirAsia X Malaysia will operate twice-daily...

Alexander Pichel has been appointed general manager of Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, transferring from Hotel Indonesia Kempinski Jakarta, where he had been general manager since 2015.

The Philippine government is placing a greater emphasis on countryside tourism and aims to increase tourists’ average length of stay beyond 10.5 days and...