Yearly Archives: 2018
Sea Life aquarium coming to Legoland Malaysia in 4Q
Legoland Malaysia Resort will in 4Q2018 welcome a new attraction, the Sea Life Malaysia, in a first-time partnership with global aquarium chain Sea Life.
Occupying...
Travel marketeers react to Facebook’s News Feed change
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg last week announced that the social media platform's News Feed algorithms will be revamped to boost "meaningful" posts from family...
Country Inn & Suites renamed to ride Radisson recognition
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson has changed its name to Country Inn & Suites By Radisson to leverage the strength and recognition of...
Global air travel soars to new high in 2017: ICAO
The global aviation industry carried a record 4.1 billion passengers on scheduled services in 2017, a 7.1 per cent increase over 2016, according to...
Riu refreshes brand amid modernisation, expansion plans
Spanish operator Riu Hotels & Resorts has introduced a new brand image as it continues its modernisation and expansion plans.
Having just concluded a year...
GM named for soon-to-open Hyatt Regency Beijing Wangjing
Till Martin has been appointed to helm Hyatt Regency Beijing Wangjing, which is scheduled to debut in 2Q2018, as general manager since November 2016.
Hailing...
New hotels: West Hotel Sydney, Club Med Tomamu Hokkaido and more
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Thai culture comes alive at tourism festival
Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), together with Kalin Sarasin, chairman of the Board of TAT and Silapasuai Rawisaengsun, deputy permanent...
Mövenpick Hotel Colombo names GM
George Koumendakos has taken up his first appointment in Sri Lanka as general manager of Mövenpick Hotel Colombo.
The hospitality veteran, with over three decades...
WTTC’s first lady
As the first woman to helm WTTC, Gloria Guevara Manzo is aiming to smash the glass ceiling for women in travel, aside from confronting tourism’s other pressing issues.
