Yearly Archives: 2018

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector was thrown into disarray this week as lawmakers flip-flop on plans to relax laws concerning the sale of alcohol in...

Andreas Mattmüller, Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts' COO for Middle East & Africa, will retire on January 31, 2018. One of Mövenpick's longest standing executive team...

Hotelbeds Group has unveiled the new departmental structure of its bedbank business following the integration of Tourico Holidays and GTA into the group. Following a...

Yotel is making its first foray into the extended stay segment with the signing of five properties under its new Yotelpad brand. Joining existing brands...

Khiri Travel has launched an office in Makassar, Sulawesi, opening up itinerary options that include destinations from Kalimantan through Sulawesi, to the Moluccas and...

Grand Hyatt Taipei has appointed Jan-Hendrik Meidinger as its new general manager. He was hotel manager of the property in 2006. Most recently, he was...

Luxury tour operator Scott Dunn has acquired Singapore-based tailor-made travel specialist Country Holidays as it pursues a global expansion plan. Over the next 12 months,...

AirAsia Philippines has launched its first services to Indonesia as part of its South-east Asian network expansion plans, eager to tap outbound demand from...

Ken Lau turned his passion into a business when he founded Adventoro, tapping on his dual role as adventure enthusiast and entrepreneur to solve...

International tourist arrivals grew by a remarkable seven per cent in 2017 to reach a total of 1.3 billion, well above the sustained and...