Philippines’ new IR zone to open 1Q2013
STARTING this year, the Philippines' Department of Tourism (DoT) will mount an international marketing blitz to promote Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation's (PAGCOR) Entertainment...
Wyndham’s new Singapore hotels to target the ‘value conscious’
WYNDHAM Hotel Group's inaugural Singapore properties, the 405-room Days Hotel Singapore at Zhongshan Park and the 384-room Ramada Singapore at Zhongshan Park, will be...
Singapore Airlines launches inaugural flights to Yangon
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) will begin daily services to Yangon from October 28 on the back of rapidly growing demand for travel to Myanmar. Together...
Sabah gets third Philippine link with AirAsia’s Davao flights
AIRASIA will commence daily flights between Kota Kinabalu and Davao from November 1, making it the third air link connecting Sabah and the Philippines.
Currently...
Orient-Express’ new river cruiser to set sail in Myanmar
ORIENT-EXPRESS will launch a new river cruiser, Orcaella, which is set to begin sailing in Myanmar from July 2013.
Currently under construction in Yangon, the...
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...
Australia’s tourism industry faces a glut of challenges
AUSTRALIA’S tourism industry is suffering from a shortage of workers, rooms and investment as it struggles to compete with its Asian rivals, a national...
A revitalised Ibis Christchurch marks the city’s comeback
ACCOR reopened the Ibis Christchurch yesterday, which became the first city centre hotel to restart operations since the February 2011 earthquake.
The 155-key property has...
Travel trade stops sale of Bandung’s Mount Tangkuban Perahu
THE Association of the Indonesian Tours & Travel Agencies (ASITA) West Java Chapter has temporarily stopped selling Mount Tangkuban Perahu, one of Bandung's key...
Philippine Airlines proposes new airport, rebrands Airphil Express
FLAGSHIP carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced plans at a stockholders' meeting last week to rebrand its low-cost subsidiary Airphil Express and build a new...
