Debt woes prove too much for Raj Travel boss to handle...
Lail Seth
LALIT Sheth, the 56-year-old owner, chairman and managing director of Raj Travel World in Mumbai, allegedly committed suicide yesterday by jumping off the...
OZO to make Samui debut in 2014
ONYX Hospitality Group has completed the groundbreaking for OZO Chaweng Samui, which is scheduled to open its doors in early 2014.
Located in the Chaweng...
South China to get a Langham in Shenzhen
THE LANGHAM, Shenzhen, the inaugural Langham property in South China, will begin welcoming guests in September 2012.
The five-star hotel will form part of a...
Malaysian cruise market trending towards high-end
CRUISE consolidator Jebsen Travel & Tours Services has registered a 60-per cent year-on-year growth in demand from Malaysia for upper premium luxury cruise products.
The...
AirAsia X to boost KL-Nepal flights
AIRASIA X is planning to raise the flight frequency on its Kuala Lumpur-Kathmandu route from the current two flights per week to three times...
Hong Kong museum portal suffers from lack of trade awaressness
THE HONG Kong Public Museums portal (www.museums.gov.hk) has failed to gain enough recognition among the local travel trade since it was first launched in...
Seri Chenang Langkawi set for August debut
LANGKAWI will welcome its newest boutique resort, Seri Chenang Resort & Spa Langkawi, on August 9.
Perched alongside the Kuala Chenang River next to popular...
RBA unveils new travel packages to Brunei
ROYAL Brunei Airlines (RBA) is planning to roll out four new travel packages to Brunei at the upcoming Travel Carnival 2012, scheduled to take...
Revitalised JAL dismisses threat from homegrown LCCs
JAPAN Airlines (JAL), which recently completed a dramatic turnaround after filing for bankruptcy in January 2010 (TTG Asia e-Daily, June 6, 2011), has played down...
Centara maps out expansion plans in Asia
CENTARA Hotels & Resorts, which currently has 55 owned and managed properties within its global portfolio, is showing no signs of lowering its growth...
