Rayong to get inaugural Marriott
THE INDUSTRIAL district of Rayong, on the east coast of Thailand, near Pattaya, will get its first Marriott property by October.
Rayong Marriott Resort...
Japan stoic as Europe remains unmoved
IN ITS first European showing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Japan is discovering the hard truth – that it will take a...
AMEX launches Meetings & Events
COMPETITION among travel management companies (TMCs) to manage meetings cost for corporations – dubbed the last frontier of unmanaged corporate travel spending – is...
SIA to establish new medium- and long-haul LCC
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) confirmed yesterday its intention to establish a new medium- and long-haul low-cost carrier (LCC) in Singapore within a year.
While the...
Malaysia ascends global MICE rankings
MALAYSIA climbed three places to number 28 in the latest International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) world rankings, while retaining its seventh placing among...
SEAir and Tiger await ruling on domestic route agreement
SOUTHEAST Asian Air's (SEAir) Manila-Cebu and Manila-Davao routes, due to launch in July, have been suspended by Philippine civil aviation authorities, who are investigating...
Jakarta to get US$1.4 billion airport expansion
THE INDONESIAN government is set to tackle Jakarta international airport’s capacity problems by revamping it at a cost of 11.75 trillion rupiah (US$1.4 billion)...
Singapore’s Lightfoot steps into Hong Kong
SINGAPORE-based luxury tour operator Lightfoot Travel opened its first office in Hong Kong last week.
Lightfoot Travel director, Nico Heath, said the move was...
Accor keeps busy despite stagnant Thai market
ACCOR is continuing to expand its presence in Thailand, adding 1,400 rooms to its Thai portfolio over the last six months, despite concerns over...
SriLankan’s Europe flights unaffected by volcanic ash cloud
SRILANKAN Airlines said in a statement yesterday that all its flights to Europe were departing as scheduled, but that a contingency plan was in...
