2012 Articles Archive

WESTMINSTER Travel has acquired a 100 per cent interest in Travelex Hong Kong, following the completion of a HK$79 million (US$10 million) deal on...

MALAYSIA anticipates that its hosting of the annual PATA conference in Kuala Lumpur from April 19-22 will attract more events into the country. Malaysia's tourism...

JET Airways raised its rebooking and cancelling charges by Rs200 (US$4) to Rs950 from April 1, further contributing to worries that fares for India...

AIRASIA is offering more Fly-Thru services, the latest being on Indonesia-China and India-Singapore routes via Malaysia. Routes covered are from the Indonesian destinations of Jakarta,...

THE INDONESIAN government is setting its sights on achieving one million arrivals from China by 2014, as it looks to tap on a recent...

JETSTAR Japan is gearing up to launch its first flight on July 3, after it was given the green light by Japanese authorities. The LCC...

AMERICAN property conglomerate, Trump Organization, is going for India's luxury hotel market with plans to expand into cities including New Delhi, Bangalore and Goa. The...

YTL Hotels, the hospitality arm of Malaysian conglomerate YTL Corporation, will open the Gaya Island Resort, Borneo on July 1, 2012. Located just off the...

CARLSON Rezidor Hotel Group is joining forces with Bestech Hospitalities to open a bumper crop of Park Inn by Radisson mid-scale hotels in India. The...

SAN Miguel Corporation (SMC, one of the Philippines' largest conglomerates, has purchased a 49-per cent stake in Philippine Airlines (PAL) and its low-cost subsidiary...