Silver Shadow collides with container ship in Vietnam
A CRUISE ship operated by luxury cruise line Silversea Cruises was involved in a head-on collision with a container vessel while en route to...
TMS bought by new consortium
TRAVEL industry recruitment specialist TMS Asia-Pacific has been sold to a joint consortium consisting of its current CEO, Helene Taylor, and Asia-based entrepreneur Steve...
Scoot to fly Dreamliners
SCOOT, the longhaul low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA), will acquire 20 Boeing 787 aircraft, with delivery commencing in 2014.
Originally ordered by SIA, the...
Absolute rebrands Le Grande resort to put a new U in...
ABSOLUTE Hotel Services has signed a management contract with PT Graha Albros to operate Le Grande Bali, which will be rebranded as U Agathis...
Korean Air to deploy A380 to Frankfurt
KOREAN Air will introduce the Airbus A380 aircraft on its Seoul (Incheon)-Frankfurt route starting March 25.
Configured in a three-class layout with 407 seats –...
Seoul flaunts calendar of big events
THE SOUTH Korean capital will welcome a number of high profile congresses in 2012, with the Nuclear Security Summit in March being the year’s...
Singapore’s compass points toward quality tourism
THE SINGAPORE Tourism Board (STB) has unveiled its new vision and strategy to seal Singapore’s position as a quality, world-class destination.
The brainchild of STB's...
Bali Hotels Association sees success in its green initiatives
BALI Hotels Association’s (BHA) Say No to Disposable Plastics campaign has achieved a 23 per cent reduction of plastic use between May and November...
Accor’s new Formule 1 hotels fill gap in India
ACCOR'S launch of its Formule 1 brand in India is seen as a breath of fresh air by travel consultants, who lament the lack...
AirAsia scraps acquisition of Batavia Air
AIRASIA and its Indonesian partner, Fersindo Nusaperkasa, have dropped their plans to acquire Metro Batavia Group (TTG Asia e-Daily, July 26, 2012), which operates...
