Yorkshire courts Asia’s travel consultants
WELCOME to Yorkshire, the official destination management organisation for Yorkshire county in the UK, is looking to boost relations with the travel trade in...
Palace Hotel Tokyo to open in May
PALACE Hotel Tokyo, located right next to the city's Imperial Palace, is scheduled to open on May 17 following a 90-billion Japanese yen (US$1.2...
AirAsia X to boost Tokyo services
AIRASIA X will hike the frequency on its Kuala Lumpur-Tokyo Haneda route from three flights weekly to six weekly, effective March 23. The carrier...
Myanmar hotels to get star ratings
MYANMAR’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism intends to implement a star rating system for hotels in the country.
The rating system is designed to “improve...
Amadeus buys airline intelligence firm
AMADEUS has acquired Frankfurt-based Airconomy, an international strategy consultancy that supplies data on air passenger demand, a move that will see the latter developing...
Singapore-Bhutan flights put off till September
DRUK Air, which signed a memorandum of understanding with Changi Airport Group last August to start Singapore-Paro direct flights this March, is expected to...
Don Mueang operations to resume
BANGKOK’s Don Mueang International Airport is set to re-open for commercial flights on March 6, following its closure last year due to extensive flooding...
MAS to serve Sandakan
MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS) will reintroduce direct flights between Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Sandakan from February 18, with a frequency of 11 flights...
Mövenpick eyes Asian expansion
MÖVENPICK Hotels & Resorts will open nine new hotels across Asia by 2014, adding to existing properties in Thailand (two in Phuket), Vietnam (Hanoi...
Cebu Pacific to fly Manila-Siem Reap, harbours longhaul ambitions
CEBU Pacific will launch thrice-weekly direct flights from Manila to Siem Reap starting April 19, representing a breakthrough on the monopoly on transit services...
