AirAsia Philippines gears up for operations
AIRASIA yesterday launched its new Philippines affiliate based at Clark International Airport, and took delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft.
According to AirAsia...
IHG reports strong first-half Asia-Pacific growth
INTERCONTINENTAL Hotels Group (IHG) posted positive first-half 2011 figures, with Asia-Pacific RevPAR up by seven per cent, including rate growth of 3.7 per cent.
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Philippine MICE conference draws to a close
A TOTAL of 53 buyers and 91 sellers from all over the Philippines attended the recently concluded PhilippineMICE Conference 2011. This year’s mix of...
Indonesia inbound/outbound unaffected by UK unrest
THE RECENT spate of riots in the UK has seemingly had little impact on traffic to and from Indonesia.
Association of the Indonesian Tours...
Yangon Airways seeks to resume services
GROUNDED domestic carrier Yangon Airways has applied for permission to resume flights, and is expecting to return to the skies ahead of the peak...
THAI continues with fleet revamp
THAI Airways International (THAI) last week placed an order to purchase four Airbus A350-900 and five A320 aircraft, to be delivered between 2014 and...
Le Meridien Koh Samui to open in October
STARWOOD Hotels & Resorts Worldwide will operate a Le Méridien resort on Koh Samui from October 1, 2011.
Located on Lamai Beach on the...
Sofitel opens Guangzhou property
SOFITEL Luxury Hotels has opened its first hotel in Guangzhou, the Sofitel Guangzhou Sunrich, bringing its China portfolio to 20 properties.
Located in the...
Taiwan fails to draw Chinese FITs
FEWER than expected Chinese FITs travelled to Taiwan in July, the first month that individual travellers from mainland China were allowed to visit the...
SIA and Virgin launch initial interline and lounge benefits
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) and Virgin Australia launched earlier this month the first phase of their alliance (TTG Asia e-Daily, June 7), commencing an initial...
