Yearly Archives: 2018
IHG’s new voco brand heads to Australia’s Yarra Valley
One of Australia's best-known wine regions will have its first globally-branded upscale hotel come 2021, with entrepreneur Martyn Barnes badging his Yarra Valley property...
Room surge a competitive boon
Myanmar’s hotel space has gone from being under-supplied to the other extreme, driving room rates down to more competitive levels.
Vietnam’s first Radisson Blu Resort makes senior appointment
Myla Caceres has been appointed as Radisson Blu Resort Phu Quoc's director of commercial.
In her new role, Caceres will oversee sales, marketing, reservations and...
STB gets onto Crazy Rich Asians hype with Warner Bros partnership
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is riding on the Hollywood hype surrounding print-to-screen romantic comedy, Crazy Rich Asians, by partnering Warner Bros to roll...
As Lombok quake triggers cancellations, trade reacts with recovery plans
Lombok is beginning to see trip cancellations from visitors following the devastating earthquake last Sunday, but the travel trade is adamant to push out...
With US$200m added to war chest, Klook plots ambitious global expansion
Travel activities and services booking platform Klook has secured an additional US$200 million funding from investors to accelerate its global expansion to Europe and...
What makes millennials, Gen Z tick in travel?
The recently released publication, New Horizons IV: A global study of the youth and student traveller, has revealed six trends for the under-30 travel...
Reconstruction begins at Cambodian ecolodge after rain damage
Work is set to start on rebuilding an iconic floating resort in Cambodia that was recently devastated by heavy monsoon rains.
4 Rivers Floating Lodge...
Malacca to get 4.6ha water park in the sky
Malacca is expected to welcome a RM200 million (US$49.2 million) water theme park spanning 4.6ha, the largest in the Malaysian UNESCO World Heritage city.
A...
Cryptocurrency gamification and rewards model catching on in travel
A fresh cryptocurrency-based rewards model is emerging in the travel industry, touting potentials to shift the power from distribution giants to smaller travel providers.
In May,...
