Yearly Archives: 2020
Booking.com tops SiteMinder’s 2019 ranking of hotel booking revenue makers in Asia
SiteMinder has named Booking.com, Agoda and Expedia Group as Asia's top performing hotel distribution channels in its 2019 rankings which tracks performance across 20 of...
Philippine president plans tour to lift tourism spirits and encourage travel
Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte will be touring the country to show that the various destinations are safe for travel amid the Covid-19 scare, as...
Aviation roundup: Aeroflot, Qantas and Vietjet
Here's our weekly roundup of new air routes.
Japan Airlines enters NDC partnership with Amadeus
Japan Airlines (JAL) will be integrating its New Distribution Capability (NDC) content into the Amadeus Travel Platform for distribution using Amadeus NDC Connect, which...
Free admission, fewer showtimes for Singapore’s attractions amid Covid-19 outbreak
Singapore’s tourism proponents are bracing for a dive in demand amid the Novel Coronavirus outbreak by rolling out a series of measures to safeguard...
Taiwan wants Philippines to lift Covid-19-induced travel ban on its citizens
Taiwan has urged the Philippines on Tuesday to lift a travel ban on its citizens after Manila included Taiwanese nationals in an arrival ban...
Thailand woos Japanese tourists with sports
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has taken a sporty spin to its destination marketing efforts in Japan, where it hopes to position the...
AC Hotels debuts in Malaysia with trio of properties
The AC Hotels by Marriott brand, rebranded from its previous name Vistana, recently made its debut in Malaysia with the opening of a trio...
How climate change poses tourism risk (or opportunity)
Kevin Phun, director of Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore, shares the impacts climate change has on tourism, and how tourism players have to learn not just to adapt to climate change, but also to leverage its presence to propel the industry forward.
ZEN Rooms hotel group, eZee ink mega hospitality tech deployment
South-east Asian budget and mid-range hotel group, ZEN Rooms, has signed a landmark agreement with hospitality technology solution provider eZee to help its hotels...
















