Yearly Archives: 2018
Booking and Didi Chuxing join forces with US$500 million partnership
Booking Holdings has invested US$500 million in Chinese ride-hailing platform Didi Chuxing as the two parties enter into a strategic partnership.
With the partnership, Booking...
Archipelago launches hotel in fast-developing Bogor township
Archipelago International is expanding to the Bogor Regency in West Java with the opening of The Alana Hotel & Conference Center - Sentul City.
The...
Scot Toon takes up Asia MD role at Pavilions
The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts has appointed Scot Toon as managing director Asia.
The New Zealander first joined The Pavilions in January 2018 under a...
Upsurge in customised travel demand for Chinese outbound market
Chinese demand for customised travel surged 300 per cent in 2017, with European destinations most favoured among those eschewing traditional package deals, according to...
World Expeditions seizes majority share in Blue Mountains Adventure Company
Australia’s World Expeditions Travel Group (WETG) has acquired a majority shareholding in the Blue Mountains Adventure Company.
Blue Mountains Adventure Company operates day-long canyoning trips...
Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa welcomes new GM
Hilton Worldwide has appointed Markus Kosch as general manager of the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa.
Kosch was most recently general manager of Conrad...
Tech giants Google and Alibaba are bigger travel threats than ever
While much attention in the travel industry has been given to “disrupters” like Airbnb and Uber, the continual foray of tech giants into the...
Alipay and STB join forces to market Lion City to Chinese...
Alipay and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) are broadening their partnership with the launch of joint marketing activities to promote Singapore and drive tourist...
Business as usual for Bali cruise tourism despite Benoa port fire
While the Port of Benoa Bali remains intact for cruise ships after a massive fire at the port last Monday, tourism players in Bali...
Taiwan extends visa-free scheme for Philippines, Thailand and Brunei
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) last week announced the extension of its 14-day visa-free entry trial programme for nationals from Brunei, the Philippines...
