Global hotel prices continue upward trend
FOR the first time in half a decade, hotel prices have risen across all regions – four per cent – during the first six...
Best Western embarks on Indonesian hotel spree
BEST Western International (BWI) is busy expanding its Indonesian portfolio, and will open fifteen new hotels in the country by 1Q2013.
The new properties will...
Air Canada plans major summer expansion to key Asian gateways
AIR CANADA is expanding its international services in 2013, with the launch of new routes to Seoul and Istanbul, seven additional weekly departures to...
Amadeus posts strong first half results for 2012
AMADEUS IT Holding, parent company of Amadeus Group, expanded its global market share of travel agency air bookings by 1.0 percentage point during the...
Malaysia on a drive to expand hotels, attractions
MALAYSIA'S government investment arm Khazanah Nasional is on a drive to expand its hotels and attractions portfolio across the country, with its crown jewel...
Hilton launches regional MICE campaign
FOURTEEN Hilton Worldwide properties in South-east Asia have joined hands to roll out a promotional campaign to boost their MICE business, and are offering...
Virgin Atlantic sets sights on Hyderabad, Goa and Bangalore
FRESH from launching daily London-Mumbai flights yesterday (TTG Asia e-Daily, October 5, 2012), Virgin Atlantic Airways intends to commence services to Hyderabad, Goa and...
Indian travellers head for new lands
WITH growing affluence and a steadily recovering rupee, more Indian travellers are seeking new destinations in Asia and beyond, a trend reported by several...
Thailand holds fam trip to promote medical tourism offerings
MORE than 150 medical tourism players from across the globe will head to Thailand in September to meet and network with local health and...
Lufthansa pulls out of Kolkata
LUFTHANSA has withdrawn its thrice-weekly Frankfurt-Kolkata services, effective March 25, citing an unprofitable route that operated five times weekly at its peak.
Only 30 per...
