Sri Lanka’s second international airport opens in the south
SRI Lanka's second international airport, Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, will open in Hambantota on March 18, with a number of airlines already firming up...
India proposes widening VoA scheme to more countries
INDIA may soon grant travellers from 16 more countries visas on arrival (VoAs) if the Ministry of Tourism's request to the Ministry of Home...
IHG to launch eco-friendly Hotel Indigo Hong Kong Island
INTERCONTINENTAL Hotels Group's (IHG) Hotel Indigo will roar to life in Hong Kong in May, set in a building that is said to be...
Sukosol Hotels introduces boutique Wave in Pattaya
FAMILY-owned Thai hotel group Sukosol Hotels will open the doors of its fifth property, Wave, on Pattaya Bay in April.
The Art Deco boutique hotel...
Phil dances as ICAO ban and carrier tax drop off
PHILIPPINE operators are cheering after the lifting of air safety concerns on the country by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the scrapping...
Carlson Rezidor and Panorama ink JV for hotels in Indonesia
CARLSON Rezidor Hotel Group and Panorama Group have deepened their collaboration, committing to develop 20 new hotels in Indonesia within seven years under the...
Hilton to debut in Myanmar
HILTON Worldwide today signed an agreement with LP Holding to manage Hilton Yangon in Kyauktada Township, the brand's first-ever property in the country.
The 300-room...
Mandarin Oriental Pudong opens in 2Q
MANDARIN Oriental Hotel Group will open Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai in the second quarter of this year, comprising a 362-room hotel and 210 serviced...
Myanmar accepts MasterCard payments
TRAVELLERS to Myanmar now have an additional option for transactions, after MasterCard and Co-operative Bank (CB Bank) began a rollout of 500 point-of-sale (POS)...
Tourism New Zealand retools training programme, plans mega fam
TOURISM New Zealand (TNZ) is intensifying its trade engagement efforts through an overhaul of its Kiwi Specialist training programme and increased incentives.
The NTO has...
