Yearly Archives: 2019
Asia leads the charge in solo travel market: Klook survey
The vast majority of travellers – regardless of age, gender, or nationality – are keen on solo travel, according to a Klook-commissioned Solo Travel...
VLeisure teams up with Travel Prologue on open ecosystem for B2B...
Vietnam-based travel booking platform VLeisure has partnered with Travel Prologue, a hotel direct booking service provider, to deliver live room rates and inventory to...
Hertz adds Mini fleet to British Collection
Hertz is marking its 60th anniversary with the addition of 60 Mini vehicles, including the Mini Cooper, the Mini One and the Mini Countryman,...
New DOSM arrives at JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok
JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok has appointed Dongwoon Kim as director of sales and marketing.
A Korean national, Kim joins JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok from Renaissance...
Royal Caribbean seals five-year, fly-cruise partnership with Singapore Tourism Board and...
Royal Caribbean International has entered into a new multimillion-dollar marketing partnership with Singapore Tourism Board and Changi Airport Group (CAG) to promote fly-cruises.
The five-year...
Singapore’s Liang Court to be turned into mixed-use development with Somerset,...
Ascott Residence Trust (Ascott Reit) will join City Developments (CDL) and CapitaLand to redevelop the Liang Court site in Singapore's Clarke Quay area into...
Oakwood to open first Myanmar property in Yangon
Oakwood, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mapletree Investments, will be launching its first Oakwood Hotel & Apartments in the Bahan Township of Yangon, Myanmar.
Opening...
New tax-free app by UTU touts higher VAT refunds
Singapore-based digital rewards platform UTU is providing global tourists and shoppers with the means to receive 85 per cent of their VAT refund back...
Thai travel firm eyes medical tourists from China
Thailand-based travel firm Really Really Cool (RRC) has partnered Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS) to sell bespoke medical tourism packages specifically tailored for Chinese...
How to deal with medical emergencies when abroad
Low Kiang Wei, medical director of International SOS, shares five tips that business travellers should take note of when met with medical emergencies in unfamiliar environments.
