Yearly Archives: 2019
AAT Kings sets up team in Singapore to support expansion in...
Australian coach tour company AAT Kings, owned by parent company The Travel Corporation (TTC), is establishing a team based in Singapore on the back...
Safety, medical marijuana tourism high on agenda of new Thai tourism...
Thailand's new tourism and sports minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan, who replaced Weerasak Kowsurat, has prioritised the setting of safety standards to regain the confidence of...
Legal or illegal lodging? The choice is yours, says hospitality chief
As short-term rentals remain in the regulatory grey zone in many parts of Asia, Arthur Kiong, CEO, Far East Hospitality, explains why serviced residences offer an accommodation sweet spot that combines 'living like a local' with comforts usually associated with hotel stay.
Oyo founder invests US$2 billion to raise stake in company
Oyo Hotels and Homes' founder and CEO Ritesh Agarwal will be investing US$2 billion, through the entity RA Hospitality Holdings (Cayman), to increase his...
AirAsia, AirAsia X to appeal against passenger service charge ruling
AirAsia and AirAsia X will appeal against the High Court ruling on July 18, 2019 to pay the outstanding passenger service charges (PSC) to...
New Holiday Inn in Sepang to open near KLIA
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement with Warisan City Development – part of the Kienta Group of Companies – for a...
Tan Kok Liang re-elected as MATTA president
Tan Kok Liang of Borneo Trails Tours & Travel was re-elected as the president of the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA)...
Genting Dream makes maiden call at Brunei’s Muara Port
Dream Cruises' Genting Dream last week made its maiden call at the Brunei Muara Port with around 3,000 international passengers.
The call was the third...
JNTO and SIA ink tourism promotion pact as Japan sprints towards...
Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) to further promote travel and tourism to Japan...
Asian travellers are embracing alternative payment methods
Travellers around the world are increasingly paying for their travel with alternative payment methods such as e-wallets and bank transfers, more often than cards...
