Yearly Archives: 2018
Akaryn to expand akyra brand beyond Thailand
Thailand-based Akaryn Hotel Group has revealed an ambitious strategy to launch its first akyra hotels beyond homeground, tripling the brand portfolio in South-east Asia from four to twelve by 2022.
Swiss-Garden International hotels get revamp
Malaysia-based Swiss-Garden International Hotels, Resorts & Inns will roll out extensive refurbishments to the tune of RM50 million (US$12 million) at six of its...
Boracay to reopen next month, but rehabilitation not in place
As a sustainable tourism programme is set to be enforced countrywide, the Philippine travel trade has stressed the need to learn from the haphazard...
Penang tourism works towards European comeback
Armed with a bigger promotional budget, Penang Global Tourism (PGT) is going after the longhaul markets from Europe, spurred in part by Qatar Airways’...
China’s outbound tourism market shows no signs of slowing
Online travel agent Ctrip and China Tourism Academy (CTA) have released a joint report on China's outbound market for 1H2018.
In 1H2018, Chinese travellers made...
HotelQuickly adds tours and activities through new partnerships
Hotel booking website and smartphone app HotelQuickly has partnered with online travel-sharing community, travelbook, and online activities booking platform, eOasia.
These partnerships will enable HotelQuickly...
Skyscanner’s direct booking options for Vanilla Air takes off
Global flight search and comparison engine Skyscanner has partnered with with Vanilla Air, a subsidiary low-cost airline wholly owned by All Nippon Airways, on...
New hotels: Dhawa Jinshanling, Ayana Komodo Resort, Waecicu Beach and more
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week.
Dream Cruises lays keel for Global Class flagship
Dream Cruises on Tuesday kicked off the construction for its Global Class flagship with a keel-laying ceremony at the MV Werften shipyard in Rostock,...
For Japan, a return to business as usual after disasters
As Japan picks up the pieces from two major natural disasters that struck the nation in the space of three days, it is now...
