Yearly Archives: 2019
Indonesia should ride on tourism villages to drive industry growth
Tourism villages have the potential to become a key engine of Indonesia’s tourism growth and spur the development of small- and medium enterprises across...
Cebu Pacific founder John Gokongwei passes away
Filipino tycoon and founder of JC Summit Holdings, John Gokongwei Jr, passed away on Saturday night at the age of 93.
The news was confirmed...
Merlin picks Shanghai as site for next Legoland theme park
Merlin Entertainments, Madame Tussauds and the Dungeons have entered into an agreement with the Shanghai Jinshan District Government, CMC and Kirkbi to develop a...
IHG grows Vietnam’s portfolio with two new hotels in Ho Tram
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed agreements with Ho Tram Project Company (HTP) to rebrand The Grand Ho Tram at the Ho Tram Strip...
Intra-Asia travel remains dominant force in region, shows PATA study
Asia continued to dominate the supply of international visitor arrival numbers (IVAs) into Asia-Pacific in 2018, generating close to 63% of the 696.5 million...
Qantas to cut jobs amid restructuring
Qantas will be announcing a round of redundancies as part of a head-office restructure, but it's unclear how many jobs will be cut at...
Phuket’s Kata and Karon hotels pledge to sustainable tourism practices
The KataKaron Business Association (KBA) in Phuket, comprising local hotel and resort owners, has signed an MoU pledging that they will achieve four major...
Four Points by Sheraton Kuala Lumpur, Chinatown names DOSM
Rosidah Abdullah has been appointed director of sales & marketing at the soon-to-open Four Points by Sheraton Kuala Lumpur, Chinatown in Malaysia.
In her new...
Accor and Alibaba Group strike strategic partnership
French hospitality group Accor and China's retail giant Alibaba Group have sealed a strategic collaboration to develop a series of digital applications and loyalty...
TripAdvisor forges Chinese joint venture with Trip.com
China-based OTA Trip.com Group (formerly Ctrip) has entered into a strategic partnership with TripAdvisor to expand its global footprint, including a joint venture, global content agreements...
















