Yearly Archives: 2019
Trade urges careful consideration before setting visitor cap for Sabah marine...
As Sabah Parks proposes a visitor cap for the five islands that form Tunku Abdul Rahman Parks, tourism players in the East Malaysian state...
APAC tourism industry continues growth streak: PATA
Asia-Pacific destinations collectively received almost 700 million international visitor arrivals (IVAs) in 2018, an increase of 7.7% over the 2017 figure, according to PATA’s...
Hotel JAL City Toyama to open its doors come 2022
Okura Nikko Hotel Management has announced that it will launch Hotel JAL City Toyama in 2022.
The new property will be located in front of...
Two new GMs stand at Crossroads Maldives
S Hotels & Resorts has appointed two general managers for its two new resorts at Crossroads Maldives – an integrated development owned by Thailand’s...
Aussie and Singaporean agents get 30-year reunion
A group of 28 retired and semi-retired travel agents and NTO chiefs from Singapore and Australia gathered for a reunion at the Singapore Cricket...
Price war emerges amid flurry of new resort openings in the...
A flurry of new resorts opening in the Maldives, with more still coming in the coming months to add to the room stock, has...
STB toasts new marketing partnership with Tiger Beer
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Singapore beer brand Tiger Beer have inked a two-year partnership, worth S$3.2 million (US$2.3 million), to promote Singapore...
APAC leadership rejig at Club Med amid regional reorganisation
Club Med is rejigging its organisation in Asia-Pacific (APAC), creating two specialised business units – APAC Markets and APAC Resorts – under a regional...
Frictionless customer conversations the future of contact centres in travel
With the average person expected to communicate more with chatbots than with their own spouses by 2022, airlines can start using bots to remove friction in customer conversation, without completely cutting out the travel agent, according to Mike Tansey, managing director & travel and hospitality lead, Asia-Pacific, Africa Middle East & Turkey, Accenture
Minor Hotels to bring Avani and Oaks brands into Yangon
Thailand-based Minor Hotels will debut its Avani and Oaks brands in Yangon, with the development of two hotels as part of a management agreement...
















