Yearly Archives: 2019
Cathay Pacific promotes Lavinia Lau to director commercial
Cathay Pacific Airways has appointed Lavinia Lau as director commercial, taking over from director commercial & cargo Ronald Lam who is now CEO of...
Indonesia plans Rp3.5 trillion to turn Lake Toba into ‘classy destination’
The Indonesian government has allotted Rp3.5 trillion (US$250 million) of the national budget for tourism development in the Lake Toba Area, North Sumatra.
Speaking at...
Sri Lanka cancels tradeshows as free VoAs for 45 countries rolled...
Sri Lanka has cancelled roadshows for the remaining year and instead relies on offering free on-arrival visas for 45 countries, including India and China,...
RedDoorz raises US$45m Series B funding to fuel SE Asia growth
Singapore-based hospitality management booking platform RedDoorz has raised US$45 million in a Series B round led by Chinese venture capital firm, Qiming Venture Partners.
Other...
Star Alliance finds biometric tech partner in Japan’s NEC
Star Alliance airline network and Japanese technology company NEC Corporation have signed an agreement to "develop a biometric data-based identification platform" that will significantly...
Best Western names regional director of commercial Asia
Best Western Hotels & Resorts has appointed Venushe Wickramarathne as regional director of commercial – Asia.
Based in Best Western’s regional head office in Bangkok,...
Chan Brothers rolls out education tours series
Chan Brothers Travel has unveiled its first Global Classroom Edition, a curated series of family educational tours to Australia, Dubai and New Zealand.
The Global...
Buffalo Tours and Olympus Tours merge to create global DMC Discova
In its first step towards becoming a global DMC powerhouse, Buffalo Tours Asia has announced its merger with Olympus Tours Americas – an established...
Outsourcing veteran picked as Philippine Airlines’ new president
The board of directors of Philippine Airlines (PAL) yesterday confirmed the appointment of Gilbert Santa Maria as president and COO, replacing the widely respected...
Philippines’ cruise tourism ambitions gets a boost with dedicated cruise port...
Construction is poised to begin this year for the Philippines’ first-ever dedicated cruise pier and terminal, which stands adjacent to the Solaire Resort and...
