Yearly Archives: 2018
Emirates to launch ‘biometric path’ for passengers at Dubai airport
Emirates is gearing up to launch the world’s first “biometric path” for passengers at the airline’s hub in Dubai International Airport.
Utilising the latest biometric...
Lindsay Nelson heads up TripAdvisor’s new Core Experience unit
Lindsay Nelson has joined TripAdvisor as president of its newly formed Core Experience (CoreX) business unit, as the travel giant evolves to become more...
Banyan Tree Phuket welcomes new area DOSM
Banyan Tree Phuket has appointed Shannon Creado as the new area director of sales and marketing.
Born and educated in India, Creado began his hospitality...
Conversational commerce will shape future of travel in APAC: Facebook
Messaging, or "conversational commerce", is poised to be one of the hottest trends shaping travel in 2019, according to Facebook’s global travel strategy and...
Thailand inbound finds silver lining amid Chinese booking slump
It’s not all bleak and gloom for Thailand's tourism sector even as Chinese tourist arrivals continue to tumble in the wake of the Phuket...
Search and rescue efforts underway for Lion Air crash
The cause of Lion Air JT 610 crash yesterday remains unknown as search and rescue operations continue around Tanjung Pakis, Kerawang, West Java.
The ill-fated...
Next Story Group adopts ‘hub and spoke’ model for Kafnu’s growth
Following the debut of Kafnu in Hong Kong, the Next Story Group is accelerating the brand's Asian expansion, targeting 50 Kafnu premises within the...
PAL sets sights on shorthaul expansion
Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) network expansion will for now be hewn towards Asian and domestic routes, and less on longhaul.
PAL president and COO Jaime Bautista...
Grab partners Indonesia’s tourism ministry to roll out smart initiatives
Now the mobile platform partner of Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism, Grab will promote the country's destinations as well as roll out tourist-friendly initiatives such...
Vietnamese hotel group traces Originals brand debut to Darwin
Fusion will add a third brand to its portfolio with the opening of the first hotel under the personality-driven Originals concept in Ho Chi Minh City...
