Yearly Archives: 2019
Be disruptive, or be disrupted: Lessons from Thomas Cook’s fall
Thomas Cook did a great job transitioning from trains to planes to bricks, but the world’s oldest travel agency failed to make the jump to clicks in today’s highly dynamic operating environment until it was too late.
Collapse in China arrivals to Hong Kong as protests rage on
Ongoing turmoil in Hong Kong have sent the city's once thriving tourism industry into a tailspin, as arrivals from key source markets suffered dramatic...
Klook shakes up travel fair concept with mobile-led fest
Consumer travel fairs in Singapore are traditionally a marketplace featuring outbound travel agencies and related travel products, as popularised by the long-running NATAS Travel...
Upgrade Pack eyes Asia growth with new Singapore office, APAC COO...
UK-based loyalty startup Upgrade Pack has expanded its flight and hotel upgrade business into Asia with the opening of a Singapore office, appointing ex-Google...
Walmart boss Greg Foran to head Air New Zealand as CEO
Current Walmart boss Greg Foran has been appointed as Air New Zealand’s new CEO, a role that he will assume in 1Q2020.
He will take...
Sri Lanka to allow foreign airlines in domestic routes
Sri Lanka will be opening its skies for foreign carriers to operate domestic flights in the country, as part of the government's push to...
Biggest-ever global marketing push launched for Famous Original New York City
NYC & Company has kicked off "its most expansive global tourism marketing campaign to date", as New York City looks to welcome a record...
New hotels: Karma Sitabani, Le Méridien Khao Lak Resort & Spa,...
TTG Asia's weekly roundup of new hotel openings and announcements.
Four Points by Sheraton Kuala Lumpur, Chinatown hires new GM
Abhimanyu Singh has been appointed general manager of the soon-to-open 318-room Four Points by Sheraton Kuala Lumpur, Chinatown in Malaysia.
Having gained substantial experience in...
Singapore’s Katrina Group unveils new co-living brand as part of hospitality...
ST Hospitality Group, the hospitality arm of Katrina Group, has launched the first property in Singapore's Chinatown, the first of a new line of...
