Yearly Archives: 2019
Avis drives into Myanmar
Avis is expanding its regional network with a new office in Myanmar to support the country's growing business and leisure travel demand.
“One of our...
GTEF promotes industry exchange in Greater Bay Area
The Global Tourism Economic Research Centre (GTERC) continues its promotion of the eighth edition of the Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) across the Guangdong-Hong...
Hotelbeds hires new China MD to grow its “fourth biggest source...
Hotelbeds has appointed Forrest Zhang as managing director for China.
In this newly-created role, Zhang will work to further strengthen Hotelbeds' position in the bedbank...
ITB Asia 2019 keynote sessions to spotlight tech innovation driving travel...
In line with this year's "Bold Thoughts, Bold Moves" theme, ITB Asia 2019 will deliver a series of keynote presentations to focus on sharing...
US$21 million facelift for Centara’s Bangkok flagship hotel
Centara Hotels & Resorts will be pumping 650 million baht (US$21 million) into a major revamp of its flagship property, Centara Grand at CentralWorld...
Dark clouds over Hong Kong’s future
As the Hong Kong economy heads towards a perfect storm of escalating China-US trade war and worsening domestic political unrest, the uncertainty of what comes next is keeping many businesses on the edge. The question is no longer about whether tourism would be affected, but how deep this crisis would cut the once-thriving sector.
Santika on expansion spree in Indonesia, revamps Amaris brand to keep...
Santika Indonesia Hotels & Resorts has unveiled plans to progressively grow its Indonesian footprint, as part of its efforts to continue developing properties in...
Tech-savvy travellers demand more automated journeys: SITA
Airport and airline IT executives believe that the growing number of tech-savvy travellers will have the biggest impact on their digital plans over the...
Far East Hospitality makes Japan foray under Village brand
Singapore-headquartered Far East Hospitality (FEH) will be opening the company's first overseas property in Japan.
Set to open in 2Q2020, Village Hotel Ariake Tokyo will...
ADB, PATA partner Plug and Play to push sustainable technology adoption
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and PATA have teamed up with Plug and Play, a global open innovation platform, to develop technologies that could...
