Yearly Archives: 2019
Vikram Mujumdar takes helm at The Westin Desaru Coast Resort
The Westin Desaru Coast Resort has appointed Vikram Mujumdar as general manager.
Prior to his latest role, Mujumdar was most recently task force general manager...
New hotels: Aston Kartika Grogol Hotel & Conference Center, SureStay Plus...
TTG Asia's weekly roundup of new hotel openings and announcements.
Royal Caribbean celebrates 50 years with $50 deal
Royal Caribbean International is kicking off its 50th anniversary celebrations with the launch of discounts, along with a special marketing campaign –Stop Wondering, Start...
Sri Lanka approves concessions for airlines to hasten tourism recovery
Sri Lanka has announced concessions including reduced ground handling charges and relaxed visa requirements for a six-month period to provide a fillip to its...
Vietnamese conglomerate gets green light to launch airline unit
Vinpearl Air Joint Stock Company, a member of Vingroup owned by US billionaire Phạm Nhat Vuong, will soon enter the aviation market after being...
Grand Princess to replace Sapphire Princess in Singapore homeport
The 2,600-guest Grand Princess will homeport in Singapore for the first time in the 2020/2021, replacing the Sapphire Princess in Princess Cruises' seventh homeporting...
Oyo claims it is now world’s third largest hotel chain
Oyo Hotels & Homes published a statement hailing itself the world’s third largest hotel chain by room count as of June 2019, while staking...
Thai chamber of commerce partners tourism council on ethical tourism
The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT) and the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) are collaborating to support various areas of the...
Two Krabi resorts to be rebranded into Avanis
Avani Hotels & Resorts has signed two new resort hotels in the southern Thailand resort town of Krabi, marking the brand’s continued growth within...
The changing face of OTA-hotel relationships
Hotels and OTAs need each other, but the scales of their symbiotic relationship often appear tilted in favour of OTAs in the latter’s aggressive growth path in the past decade. As hotels big and small now seek to assert greater control of their distribution channels and commission structures, how will their love-hate relationship with OTAs evolve in the next phase?
