Yearly Archives: 2019
Tourists advised to take precautions with ‘unhealthy’ air quality in Thailand’s...
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has issued a statement saying the air quality in parts of the country's north has been at unhealthy...
Oberoi unveils new logo, hotel names
The Oberoi Hotels & Resorts has announced a "rebrand", which includes a change in logo, website and names of three hotels in Asia-Pacific.
The group...
Bedsonline veteran Elif Esen takes up regional sales role
Bedsonline has appointed Elif Esen as regional sales manager for the Indonesia and Singapore markets.
Based in Singapore, she will lead a team of eight...
China a driving force of growth behind adventure travel
Adventure travel is still at an early stage in the Chinese market, but interest is growing rapidly across the "casual" and "advanced" segments, underscoring...
Lower demand, higher supply challenge KL hotel sector in 2019
Early 2019 performance levels and profitability fundamentals are foreshadowing an unfavourable short- to mid-term for Kuala Lumpur’s hotel industry, according to data and analysis...
Soekarno-Hatta’s 2F to become dedicated LCC terminal
Terminal 2F of Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport will operate as an LCC terminal as of May 1.
Muhammad Awaluddin, president director of airport authority Angkasa...
Accor, sbe launch House of Originals luxury brand
Sbe, a lifestyle hospitality company that AccorHotels recently invested in, has launched a new luxury hotel brand, The House of Originals.
Existing properties in the...
Peakwork partners Agoda to offer dynamic packaging in China
Peakwork's latest partnership with Agoda is set to significantly boost its Leisure Travel Network and see the first launch of a dynamic packaging portfolio...
Former BuzzFeed Japan CEO joins Sojern to lead APAC expansion
Sojern, a provider of digital marketing solutions for the travel industry, has appointed Masahiro Ueno as vice president of Asia-Pacific, based in Singapore.
Ueno joins...
SpiceRoads rolls out women-only and solo adventures
Bangkok-based SpiceRoads Cycling has launched women-only trips as well as solo departures open to both genders.
These departures respond to the needs of an increasing...
















