Marriott to make Sri Lankan return
MARRIOTT International is marking its return to Sri Lanka through the management of a 150-room beach resort in the country’s south.
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Indonesian outbound to spike during Hari Raya
AIRLINES and outbound operators in Indonesia are anticipating the upcoming Hari Raya holiday season to be a busy one, despite it falling barely a...
MATTA Fair to take on B2B focus
THE MALAYSIAN Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA) will add a travel trade show and conference to its consumer-oriented MATTA Fair from next...
US$29,700 up for grabs in productivity competition
PATA Singapore Chapter has launched the second installment of the travel and tourism industry's productivity competition: Our Productivity Story 2011, with a total of...
Alberto Lim out, tourism plan in flux
PHILIPPINE tourism secretary Alberto Lim has resigned, catching the industry by surprise as he had just delivered the opening address of the PhilippineMICE Conference...
Millennium & Copthorne partners with China’s TravelSky
MILLENNIUM & Copthorne Hotels & Resorts (M&C) has signed a global distribution partnership with China-based air travel and tourism IT solutions provider, TravelSky.
The...
SIA expands fleet with eight-aircraft purchase
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has placed an order for eight additional Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to support growth plans for the future.
The fleet expansion comes...
Emirates’ new Europe links to boost Indonesian business
EMIRATES’ new services from Dubai to Geneva (launched in June), Copenhagen (launched on August 1) and St Petersburg (starting November 1) are expected to...
Soaring prices curtail Sri Lanka’s hotel boom
ESCALATING land prices and costly leases are affecting the development of new hotels in Sri Lanka, which is aiming to triple the current inventory...
Cruise Shipping Asia reveals conference lineup
THE INAUGURAL Cruise Shipping Asia, which runs from November 16-18 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre (TTG Asia e-Daily, June 13),...
