Yearly Archives: 2018
Innside by Melia Yogyakarta
At Innside by Melia Yogyakarta, the brand’s first property in Asia-Pacific, our writer checks in to get a taste of Work, Play, Live.
Pan Pacific Singapore welcomes new GM
Kurt Otto Wehinger has been appointed general manager of Pan Pacific Singapore, transferring from Australia where he was the general manager of Parkroyal Darling...
APAC arrivals continue to outstrip global average
Foreign arrivals into Asia-Pacific destinations continued to grow faster than the global average in 2017, reaching a record volume high of more than 646...
Remembering Mamerth Banatin, a beloved travel pioneer and skilled dancer
The Philippine travel trade mourns the passing (Tuesday night) of Mamerth Banatin, 87, president and founder of Adam’s Express Travel, who is well-loved for...
Xiaozhu bags US$300 million in latest funding round
China-based homesharing platform, Xiaozhu.com, has raised around US$300 million in its latest round of financing.
Jack Ma-backed Yunfeng Capital and Advantech Capital jointly led this round...
Boat service from Kuah in Langkawi ignites Tuba Island tourism
The addition of boat services from Langkawi's Kuah Town is igniting the tourism trade on Tuba Island, which could provide additional revenue to the...
AirAsia partners Google Cloud to power its tech ambitions
AirAsia says it is making strides towards becoming a travel technology company, as it partners Google Cloud to integrate machine learning and artificial intelligence...
New hotels: Six Senses Krabey Island, SO/ Auckland and more
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week.
Wyndham veteran Klaus Sennik takes helm of Ramada Plaza in Melaka
Klaus Sennik has been appointed general manager of Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Melaka.
The seasoned hotelier has a wealth of experience in a broad range...
Fresh eyes on Asia
Angie Stephen, Royal Caribbean Cruises’ new managing director for Asia-Pacific, compares and contrasts the western cruise market with this region, and finds that digital media proliferation here is shortening the cruise adoption process. Asians are taking quickly to cruising and there’s still plenty for her to learn, she tells Karen Yue
