Yearly Archives: 2019

Sarawak is lining up a series of campaigns and partnerships to entice Europeans back to the destination, which has been impacted by a slew of cuts in air services in the last few years.

Eager to meet its tourism goals, Melaka is reinventing itself with new attractions and world-class events; positive first quarter results show its initiatives are working.

A consortium led by South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments (MAGI) has agreed to buy 15 hotels in the US from China's troubled Anbang...

Marriott International has signed a landmark agreement with YTL Hotels to bring AC Hotels by Marriott, a design-led lifestyle brand, to Malaysia. Under the agreement,...

Hotel booking software provider SiteMinder has launched a partnership with HotelSwaps, the world’s first hotel room exchange programme for independently-owned and operated boutique and...

Thai hospitality group Centara Hotels & Resorts has signed management agreements for three new hotels owned by Maikhao Dream Company in Phuket’s Mai Khao...

International tourist arrivals grew 4% from January to June 2019, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism...

Indonesia's OTA unicorn Traveloka has launched insurance products under Traveloka Protect, which is aimed at capturing Indonesia's largely untapped insurance market. Traveloka Protect offers two...

The production of Dream Cruises’ second Global Class ship has commenced at MV Werften in Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany – almost exactly a year after the...

JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa has appointed George Varughese as general manager. Varughese has been with Marriott International for over 25 years and brings...