Royal Caribbean announces summer 2014 Asia season
ROYAL Caribbean International has unveiled next year's summer itineraries for Voyager of the Seas and Mariner of the Seas, featuring sailings to the East...
THAI airplane skids on landing, 13 injured
THAI Airways International (THAI) will launch an investigation into last night's incident at Suvarnabhumi Airport, where one of the airline's planes skidded off the...
Indonesia’s trade holds prices on weaker rupiah
DESPITE the decline in the rupiah against the US dollar and aggressive competition from Thailand, Indonesia's travel trade stakeholders have said that lowering prices...
HRG debuts mobile app in China
HOGG Robinson Group (HRG) last week introduced its new mobile solution in China for the corporate travel industry, a BlueSky-enabled online booking tool for...
Put passengers at the centre of airline operations: study
FLIGHT delays and cancellations cost airlines more than dollars and cents, and responses to such situations must take a customer-focused approach, according to a...
Skyscanner expands into hotel search with Fogg buy
SKYSCANNER has entered the hotel search fray with the acquisition of Barcelona-based Fogg, the latest in Skyscanner's push to grow its offerings and international...
Dusit Fudu bags dusitD2 Shaoxing management contract
DUSIT Fudu Hotels & Resorts has signed a contract with Zhejiang Guannan Property Development to manage dusitD2 Shaoxing when it soft opens in 4Q2014.
The...
Germany backs sustainable tourism in Asia-Pacific
THE German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) is joining hands with PATA to develop a more sustainable Asia-Pacific visitor economy.
Under an agreement signed between the...
Central Coast Vietnam calls for Bangkok-Danang link
DESTINATION marketing organisation Central Coast Vietnam, encouraged by the recent launch of new flights to Danang, is hoping to see services from Bangkok resurrected.
The...
Minor Hotel Group aims for scale in expansion
MINOR Hotel Group is focusing on building its footprint within Asia, Africa and the Middle East with a key focus on expanding city properties,...
