Monthly Archives: May 2019
Oakwood to come to Melbourne’s Dandenong
Melbourne's up-and-coming suburb of Dandenong will be home to an Oakwood-branded hotel, which will open as part of Barnes Capital’s Spectra Building in 2021.
Oakwood...
New hotels: Pullman Baotou, Dusit Thani Mactan Cebu and more
TTG Asia's weekly roundup of new hotel openings and announcements.
Labour pains
Recruitment and employee retention are growing challenges for Kuala Lumpur’s hospitality sector, especially as more hotels are added to the city
GTEF delegation visits partner countries Argentina and Brazil
A delegation for the Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) recently completed an official visit to Argentina and Brazil, official partner countries of the annual...
Expo 2020 Dubai stirs up interest in Asia
Expo 2020 Dubai is expected to attract scores of international visitors from Asia and bring benefits to the UAE beyond the six-month event.
The mega...
Tourism Malaysia wants to more than double Chinese arrivals in 2020
Tourism Malaysia is aiming for a staggering eight million arrivals from China in Visit Malaysia Year 2020, more than double the 2.9 million Chinese...
Expansion-hungry Oyo to acquire European vacation rental group
Oyo Hotels & Homes is stepping up its foray into the vacation rentals sector, with its latest acquisition of Amsterdam-based vacation rental company @Leisure Group from...
SriLankan Airlines hit by wave of cancellations after bomb attacks
As SriLankan Airlines grapples with a flood of cancellations in the wake of the Easter Sunday bombings, its chief executive is expecting a revenue...
New research predicts the end of standard room types
New research released by Amadeus and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) surmises standard room types with fixed inclusions are coming to an end, among the key findings...
Sofitel expands China footprint to Xi’an
Sofitel Xi’an South is slated for completion in the commercial and high technology Qujiang District in south Xi’an.
The hotel will form part of Nanfeihong...
