Centara to open MICE property in Khon Kaen
CENTARA Hotels & Resorts will be soft-opening in end-2011 its first property in Khon Kaen, in north-eastern Thailand.
The 196-room Centara Hotel & Convention...
AirAsia and ANA form Japanese LCC
AIRASIA will be partnering with Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) to launch the first-ever low-cost carrier (LCC) operating out of Tokyo’s Narita Airport.
The...
Malaysia’s Swiss-Garden expanding fast
MALAYSIA-based hotel chain Swiss-Garden International will be launching six or seven new properties across Malaysia within the next two to three years. The group...
MAS chairman Munir quits
MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS) chairman Mohd Munir Abdul Majid is leaving when his contract expires at the end of the month. Munir, who has been...
PATA revives Indonesia chapter
PATA Indonesia Chapter (PIC) was relaunched yesterday after being dormant for the past five years.
With new chairman Setyono Djuandi Darmono, president commissary of...
Macau faces up to competition
MACAU is pulling out the stops to promote itself to both consumers and the travel trade, as other neighbouring destinations up the ante on...
Cathay Pacific seeks flights to Kolkata
CATHAY Pacific is seeking a fresh take-off to Kolkata, in a development that industry representatives are saying is the biggest move for civil aviation...
Trade associations back SATTE 2012
SATTE, one of India’s key travel and tourism events, has secured the support of three leading trade associations in the country.
This is the...
Ascott extends reach to India
ASCOTT has secured a lease agreement for a 96-unit serviced residence in Bangalore, which it will rebrand as Citadines Richmond Bangalore. The group will...
Singapore gets first Banyan Tree Spa
MARINA Bay Sands has launched Singapore’s first Banyan Tree Spa.
Banyan Tree Holdings executive chairman, Ho Kwon Ping, said: “After spending the last 17...
