Sofitel to address Shanghai’s west end mega venue crunch
SHANGHAI-based DMCs who have been complaining for the longest time about the lack of large venues in downtown Puxi, will welcome the new Sofitel...
Thai carriers struggle to stay above water
SEVERAL Thai carriers have had to make adjustments to their operations in Bangkok as a result of prolonged flooding in some parts of the...
Phoenix emerges from fresh IPO
PHOENIX Tours International became Taiwan's first travel consultancy to be publicly traded when it was listed on the Taiex stock exchange last month.
For...
MAS drops multiple routes
MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS) is set to axe its services to Buenos Aires, Dubai, Cape Town and Johannesburg as part of a cost cutting exercise,...
FastBooking sets out to grow Asian footprint
FASTBOOKING, a Paris-based specialist in web-driven hospitality sales and marketing programmes, has set its sights on expanding its reach within Asia, especially in the...
First independently-branded Hyatt outside US to launch soon
THE ABU Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) -owned Hyatt Capital Gate hotel will become the first independently-branded Hyatt property outside the US when it...
Business travel conference turns spotlight on China
THE SEVENTH China Business Travel Forum came to a close in Shanghai yesterday, with the annual B2B conference having provided a series of educational...
Chinese companies maintain healthy business travel, MICE outlook
CHINA’s significant growth in GDP continues to steer the progress of the local MICE and business travel industry despite the lacklustre global economy, according...
Travel consultant wins Grand Hyatt Macau stay
TTG ASIA’s ongoing Facebook competition recently found its first lucky winner in Chiew Chi Yuen, a travel consultant with Malaysia’s S&C Leisure.
Chiew won...
Japan gets an Ibis
THE OPENING of Ibis Tokyo Shinjuku on November 1 marked the debut of Accor's economy hotel brand in Japan.
The property, a rebranded hotel...
