Yearly Archives: 2018
THAI posts 3Q loss on natural disasters, Chinese market decline
Thai Airways International (THAI) reported an operating loss of nearly 3.7 billion baht (US$111.6 million) in 3Q2018, compared to under 1.9 billion baht in...
New Ramada hotel coming to Halong Bay
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is set to open Ramada by Wyndham Halong Bay View come 1Q2020, adding to its existing Wyndham Legend Halong Bay...
Agoda partners JTB to expand Japan accommodation inventory
Agoda has joined forces with JTB Corp to strengthen and expand online sales and distribution of Japanese accommodations on both companies’ sites
Bangkok’s new river mega-mall seeks to be a ‘destination’
Bangkok's new river mega-mall seeks to be a 'destination'. Bangkok's newest riverside landmark, Iconsiam, hosted its grand opening on Friday to tens of thousands of people in attendance as well as South-east Asia's largest-ever flying drone display with 1,500 drones.
New hotels: Capella Sanya, Treeline Urban Resort and more
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week.
F1 Grand Prix races into Vietnam come 2020
A Grand Prix event will be held in Hanoi from April 2020, the first new race to be announced under Liberty Media’s takeover of...
Pent-up demand showing up strong for less-than-ready Boracay
The Philippine trade is observing a strong pent-up demand for travel to Boracay from January 2019 onwards, but what's less clear is whether the...
Bigger budget allotments for Malaysia’s tourism in the works
Malaysia is planning generous budget allocations to tourism, including RM100 million (US$24 million) in matching grants to support the private sector in promotional and...
Hyundai, Kia pump US$250m into Grab in electric car push
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation will invest an additional US$250 million into Grab as the three enter a partnership to pilot electric...
WTTC Global Summit in Seville extends invitation to wider industry
In a departure from its by-invite tradition, the 2019 WTTC Global Summit, set to take place in Spain's Seville on April 3-4, is now...
