Sarawak music festival to draw bumper international crowd
TICKETS for the upcoming Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak are selling fast and the organiser, Sarawak Tourism Board, is expecting some 22,000 visitors...
Mega tourism complex in Bandung officially opens
THE TRANS Studio Bandung integrated tourist attraction development, which belongs to Indonesia’s CT Corp, officially opened its doors yesterday.
Situated within a 10-hectare site in...
Foreign GDS players to be offered slice of airline distribution pie...
THE CIVIL Aviation Administration of China will soon relax regulations to allow foreign GDS companies to sell air tickets in China.
According to sources whom...
Luxury Travel rolls out Central Vietnam golf package
HANOI-based Luxury Travel has launched a Central Golf Coast Tour of Vietnam tour package to leverage on Central Vietnam’s growing golf appeal, due to...
Nordic travellers say standards are slipping in Land of Smiles
SATISFACTION surveys among Nordic travellers to Thailand suggest standards in the kingdom are falling, and must be addressed if the destination is to maintain...
United upgrades to B747-400 on Hong Kong-Singapore route
UNITED Airlines will deploy Boeing 747-400 aircraft on its daily, non-stop Hong Kong-Singapore service, effective October 27, 2012. The route is currently operated with...
Four Seasons property rebranded as Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo
TOKYO-based hospitality company Fujita Kanko will take over the management of the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Chinzan-so, debuting the rebranded Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo...
Shangri-La strengthens foothold in Australia with Traders Hotel, Brisbane
SHANGRI-LA Hotels and Resorts will acquire and manage Traders Hotel, Brisbane from August 7, the first Traders to be operated by the chain in...
Firefly breathes fire again with new flights
FIREFLY will launch four weekly services between Kota Bharu and Singapore and re-introduce three weekly flights between Penang and Koh Samui which were suspended...
Solis Hotels & Resorts expands reach in China
SINGAPORE’S Solis Hotels & Resorts will open its third property in China by the end of 2013.
The 260-room Solis Guangzhou, which is currently under...
