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Yearly Archives: 2019

Rolling out the welcome mat

For a sector more used to western guest preferences, hospitality players in Mauritius are working hard to adjust their offerings and roll out efforts to woo the up-and-coming Asian market.

Venturing farther afield

To stimulate greater international visitor traffic, the provinces of Gyeonggi and Gyeongsangnam are beefing up offerings and stepping up transportation connections with nearby gateway cities

Fabio Berto moves to Hilton Niseko Village as GM

Hilton Niseko Village in Hokkaido has appointed Fabio Berto as general manager. Prior to his move to Japan, Fabio was commercial director at the Waldorf...

Thomas Cook sells majority stake to Chinese shareholder Fosun

Embattled travel firm Thomas Cook has agreed to a rescue deal with major investor Fosun Tourism Group, its banks and a majority of its...

APAC hotel trading hit US$4.5 billion in 1H2019, underpinned by strong...

APAC hit US$4.5 billion in the first six months of 2019, with more than half of the capital originating from domestic buyers in Japan,...

Grab pumps US$500 million to grow in Vietnam

Singapore-headquartered Grab Holdings will be investing US$500 million into Vietnam over a period of five years, a country which the company sees as its...

Oakwood Suites headed for Bangkok, Yokohama by 2020

Oakwood, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mapletree Investments, has announced the signing of two Oakwood Suites, one in Bangkok and the other in Yokohama. Oakwood...

First Parkroyal hotel in China to open in Dalian

Singapore-headquartered Pan Pacific Hotels Group (PPHG) will debut its deluxe brand, Parkroyal Hotels & Resorts, in China with the launch of Parkroyal Dalian in...

Boeing 737 Max could return to the skies in 4Q2019

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may conduct a certification flight for Boeing 737 Max in October, heralding the possible return of the grounded jetliner...

Narita airport rolls out 72 auto bag drop units

Tokyo's Narita International Airport will be installing 72 self-service auto bag drop (ABD) units, with the signing of a contract with Sydney-based ICM Airport...