Yearly Archives: 2019

South-east Asia is urged to collectively embrace technology to showcase the region’s diverse cultural heritage and boost tourism across member states. At the 'Connecting heritages...

The Laos Hotel & Restaurant Association (LHRA) and Singapore Hotel Association Training & Educational Centre (SHATEC) signed an MoU at ATF last Wednesday, which...

China's rapid urbanisation is driving the popularity of island travel among Chinese tourists, a recent report commissioned by ITB China revealed. Island escapes have surged...

The Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui will soon be closed for upgrades and renovations. The 23-year-old property will stay open until June 1, and reopen...

Four Seasons has appointed Alejandro Bernabé as the new general manager of its Seoul property. Prior to joining Four Seasons Hotel Seoul, the Spaniard was...

Buyers from emerging European markets are seeing increasing demand for South-east Asia, as travellers in these markets are drawn by the exotic allure of...

Buddhist tourism has strong growth potential in South-east Asia, but more needs to be done in order to develop this sector. Home to an estimated...

Asnawi Bahar and Ben Sukma have abruptly stepped down from their respective positions of chairman and advisory board chair of the Association of the...

Over half of the robots at Henn-na Hotel have been rendered jobless, with humans being hired to replace the androids after they failed to live up...

A new startup that gives independent hotels access to a loyalty programme – a sell-point  traditionally seen as the domain of chains – is...