Yearly Archives: 2018
Tourism Selangor pilots local experts programme
Tourism Selangor is piloting a state-endorsed initiative to train and certify locals in Sabak Bernam, Klang and Kuala Selangor as community experts to tourists.
Training...
Tauzia to open first SE Asian hotel in Malacca, enhance flagship...
Indonesian homegrown hotel management company Tauzia Hotel Management has unveiled details of its South-east Asia expansion, in addition to enhancements to its flagship Harris...
‘Long-awaited’ renovation kicks off at historic Caravelle Saigon
A heritage icon in Ho Chi Minh City, Caravelle Saigon, is undergoing an extensive renovation.
All 303 rooms in the hotel’s Opera Wing, together with...
Hotel Maya Kuala Lumpur names GM
Hotel Maya Kuala Lumpur has appointed Teekay Goh as general manager.
Goh embarked on his travel career with Mayflower Acme Tours and thereafter built up...
Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort & Spa
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Rasa Ria Reserve, a 64-acre nature reserve situated in Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort & Spa, relaunches this October with new...
Maldives government sinks Fairmont’s ‘idols’ – and the mood to innovate?
The Maldives President’s Office has ordered the newly-opened Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi to remove life-size human-form sculptures that form an underwater art installation at the resort, citing “significant public sentiment” they constitute idol-worship.
Indonesian bedbank ramps up expansion in SE Asia
Indonesia's MG Bedbank is spreading its wings in South-east Asia by opening offices in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Manila and Vietnam this year.
Raymond Djani,...
HNA agrees to sell Radisson to Jin Jiang-led consortium
The HNA Group is selling Radisson Holdings to a consortium led by China's state-owned Jin Jiang International.
Reports had earlier named Jin Jiang International a...
Leading travel players join NDC initiatives
Sabre has enlisted four travel companies as launch partners of its Beyond NDC initiative, one of whom has also joined Amadeus' NDC-X programme.
The four...
Royal Caribbean readies private island experiences for cruise fans
Royal Caribbean International is launching a series of private island experiences under the umbrella of Perfect Day Island Collection for its cruise passengers.
The first...
















