Japanese embassy in India outsources visa processing services
THE JAPANESE embassy in India has appointed VFS Global and Cox & Kings to process visa applications from Northern Indian states, effective April 2,...
Roomorama merges with Lofty.com
ONLINE short-term rental accommodation provider Roomorama.com, which is headquartered in Singapore, has merged with Lofty.com, a Europe-focused short-term rental site, in the process generating...
Borobudur fee hike incites travel trade uproar
TAMAN Wisata Candi Prambanan, Borobudur dan Ratu Boko’s (TWCPB&RB) plan to implement a single pricing policy at Borobudur and hike the summit access fee...
GHM in shocking Setai Miami ouster
SINGAPORE-based General Hotel Management (GHM) was forced out of the Setai South Beach in Miami when representatives of the owning company stormed the hotel...
Expedia, TripAdvisor cry foul over Google Flight Search
EXPEDIA and TripAdvisor have filed antitrust complaints against Google with the European Commission, joining a growing list of companies who have accused the Internet...
Pan Pacific all set for China spree
PAN PACIFIC Hotels Group will open the Pan Pacific Tianjin in 2013, adding to three other properties scheduled for launch in Ningbo and Shanghai...
Jet Airways accuses OTAs of pulling a fast one on consumers
JET Airways has threatened to pull its inventory from leading Indian OTAs if they refuse to abolish a controversial practice that only reveals the...
Hotel G debuts in Bangkok & Pattaya
TWO Hotel G properties – Pullman Bangkok Hotel G and Pullman Pattaya Hotel G – are scheduled to open in Thailand this month, marking...
American Airlines, British Airways link arms on London-India
AMERICAN Airlines (AA) and British Airways (BA) have embarked on a codeshare arrangement on BA flights from London to five Indian cities.
Effective March 29,...
Post-Akapol TCEB chugs along
AKAPOL Sorasuchart's resignation as Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) president has not thrown a spanner into the works for the bureau, which has...
