Yearly Archives: 2018
Experience discovery app Trell raises US$1.25 million in seed funding
Local experience discovery platform Trell has raised US$1.25 million in seed funding from multiple investors. The Bengaluru-based startup, which generates content via short videos...
Asia-Pacific travellers plan in advance compared with other regions’ travellers
Asia-Pacific travellers are the heaviest planners of all global regions, according to Sojern, with 45 per cent of travel searches starting more than 60...
Airbnb invites guests to spend the night atop Great Wall of...
Airbnb shows it does not take its tagline "don't go there, live there" lightly, having added the Great Wall of China to its platform...
Wyndham heads to Pacific island of Palau
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will launch a 593-key resort in the western Pacific island destination of Palau, said to give the country's Aimeliik region...
The joy of moveable assets; but show me the meaning of...
One of the biggest advantages of cruise companies that struck me the other day – like ships passing in the night – is that...
Grab bags US$2bn, races for market share in Indonesia
As it consolidates market share in South-east Asia on the back of a takeover of Uber's operations in the region, Grab has raised US$2...
Scoot fires the first salvo to raise air fares due to...
Sharp rises in fuel prices have prompted major North American airlines to warn of flight cuts and fare hikes, and that direction appears to...
First Asian MICE Cruise Conference to set sail at IT&CMA 2018
IT&CMA 2018 will debut the region’s first-ever Asian MICE Cruise Conference on September 18 as part of the show’s three-day business, education and networking...
Bob Guy retires, Matthew Smith helms Destination Asia Singapore
Matthew Smith has been appointed general manager of Destination Asia in Singapore, succeeding Bob Guy who retires after eight years as managing director of...
New hotels: Kota Kinabalu Marriott, Adina Apartment Hotel Brisbane, and more
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week.
















