Capacity on India-Asia routes to go up by October
INDIA'S private airlines Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet are set to add a large number of international flights by October, which are expected to...
Singapore travel experts report buoyant outbound demand
TURNOVER at pre-NATAS fairs over the last two weekends grew by 25 to 30 per cent over 2011, taking major travel agencies here by...
Cebu Pacific gears up for longhaul services with larger and newer...
CEBU Pacific (CEB) is planning to sell its entire fleet of 10 Airbus A319 aircraft to US-based Allegiant Travel Company, replacing them with brand...
PHM introduces ‘urban budget’ hotel brand in Jakarta
PHM Hospitality, a member of Panorama group, has launched The BnB brand, with its flagship property under construction in Kelapa Gading, north Jakarta.
Targeted to...
AirAsia X to double fleet size in two years
AirAsia X, the longhaul affiliate of AirAsia, is investing US$500 million to lease six Airbus A330-300 aircraft, scheduled for delivery over the next two...
Tiger Airways Singapore on the hunt for new MD
TIGER Airways Singapore has kicked-off a recruitment drive to find a replacement for managing director, Stewart Adams, who will be leaving at the end...
ONYX enters luxury segment with Oriental Residence Bangkok
ONYX Hospitality Group has begun its push into the luxury segment with the launch of Oriental Residence Bangkok, the first luxury serviced residence to...
Ocean Dream offers new Gulf of Thailand cruises
THE LUXURY cruise vessel Ocean Dream embarked on its inaugural 4D3N sailing on the Gulf of Thailand last week, departing from Laem Chabang in...
Myanmar’s local hotels next to jump on rate hike bandwagon
THE MAJORITY of foreign-owned hotels in Yangon have started complying with a government directive to scale back their exorbitant room rates, but locally-owned hotels...
Mexico zooms in on Chinese outbound
THE MEXICO Tourism Board’s heightened efforts to tap Asian outbound over the past three years have paid dividends, with Chinese visitor numbers growing by...
