Yearly Archives: 2018
Preferred Hotels turns 50 with special deals
Preferred Hotels & Resorts is commemorating its 50th anniversary with a stay promotion and extra loyalty programme rewards.
Since 12 North American hoteliers established Preferred...
Rewarding sustainable tourism efforts in ASEAN
Seventeen awardees were celebrated at the inaugural ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Awards (ASTA), which took place on the last day of the recently concluded ATF...
Nazri defends Visit Malaysia Year 2020 logo
Netizens are raining criticism on the design of the Visit Malaysia Year 2020 (VMY2020) logo, but country's tourism and culture minister, Nazri Abdul Aziz,...
Singaporeans lap up novel shorthaul destinations in Year of the Dog
Singaporean travellers are taking advantage of the Chinese New Year (CNY) holidays to explore lesser-known destinations, observed travel agents.
Bookings for travel during CNY, which...
ASEAN pledges to further develop cruise tourism
ASEAN tourism leaders have adopted the ASEAN Declaration on Cruise Tourism, endorsing a common set of priorities in the development of cruise tourism in...
Brisbane Airport to accept cryptocurrency at retail stores
Brisbane Airport has entered into a partnership with Australian startup TravelbyBit to become the world's first airport to accept cryptocurrency payment at retail outlets...
Indonesian hotel chain Santika plans overseas expansion
Spurred by the growth of Indonesia's outbound travellers, local hotel brand Santika Hotels and Resorts has started to look beyond the country's shores.
Cita Dewantoro,...
Former head of African carrier becomes HK Express’s new CEO
Budget carrier HK Express has appointed Luo Cheng as CEO.
In his role, Luo will work closely with Zhong Guosong, recently appointed executive chairman of...
Cambodia Travel Mart to be bigger, better this year
A good performance at the inaugural Cambodia Travel Mart (CTM), held in November last year, has provided the organiser with the confidence to create...
Star Alliance adds two-stop option to Round the World fares
Star Alliance has introduced a two-destination option to its Round the World (RTW) fares, which up to now have all required a minimum of...
















