Yearly Archives: 2019
Former Nok Air chief named Yamagata’s tourism ambassador
Travel experience company Really Really Cool (RRC)'s CEO Patee Sarasin was recently named "Yamagata Special Ambassador of Tourism and Tsuyahime" by Meiko Yoshimura, governor...
Fairmont alum joins Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok as MD
Richard Schestak has been appointed the new managing director at Siam
Kempinski Hotel Bangkok.
Prior to his move to Bangkok, Schestak was general manager at Fairmont...
Following courtship, Thailand now contemplates marriage prospects for LGBT+ travellers
Since declaring its proud intentions to openly promote Thailand as an LGBT+ friendly destination in Asia, Thailand is now stepping up its pursuit of...
Bidroom brings no-commission room booking model to APAC
A "fair-minded" hotel booking platform is touting to boost the profitability of the Asia-Pacific hotel sector with its "radically different business model based on...
Monorail link in pipeline for Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport
Thailand's airport authorities are planning to build a three-kilometre monorail electric train route linking Don Mueang international airport with the Bangkok Transit System (BTS)...
Avis goes Beep in five Asian languages
Beep, Avis Budget Group’s one-stop training portal for travel trade professionals, is now available in five Asian languages: traditional and simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean...
Dip in August passenger traffic for Hong Kong airport
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled six million passengers and 35,655 air traffic movements in August 2019, representing year-on-year declines of 12.4 per cent...
South Korea telco opens first VR theme park overseas in Malaysia
South Korea's largest telecommunications company, KT Corp, is expanding its virtual reality (VR) business abroad with the launch of its first overseas VR theme...
Akaryn hires new VP to drive international expansion plans
Thailand's luxury hotel specialist Akaryn Hotel Group is ramping up its international expansion strategy with the appointment of Eugene Chew as its new vice...
Hahn Air’s travel agent competition: win a trip to anywhere in...
German scheduled and executive charter airline Hahn Air has launched an exclusive competition for travel agents worldwide as part of its 20th anniversary celebration....
