Dusit expands reach to Yunnan’s Kunming
DUSIT Fudu Hotels and Resorts has entered into an agreement with Yunnan Jingdian Real Estate Group to manage a 72-villa hot spring resort at...
Hertz publishes first car rental guide in Asia
HERTZ has produced its first Global Car Rental Guide for Travel Agents in Asia, with the aim to boost knowledge and encourage car rental...
Risk management, data security, mobile to top corporates’ agenda: HRG
HRG group commercial director, Stewart Harvey, said: “All clients demand a level of control to ensure their corporate duty of care responsibilities are met....
Ritz-Carlton launches global kids’ programme for hotels
THE Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company yesterday introduced a children's programme at its worldwide properties, in partnership with Ocean Futures Society.
Ritz Kids aims to delight The...
Six Senses expands portfolio with nine new properties
SIX Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has announced the opening of nine new hotel projects over the next 36 months, with more than half of...
Leisure bookings to Bangkok weaken, some cancellations
MANY Asian travellers due to travel to Bangkok during this season have stuck to their plans despite the political unrest, but agencies are reporting...
Qantas to cut more than 1,000 jobs
THE Qantas Group is bent on massive cost reductions for 2014 in response to "fundamentally changed market conditions", it said in a market update...
Suntec Singapore bags 88 key events for 2014
FIVE months after emerging from a major renovation this year, Suntec Singapore Convention Exhibition Centre has released a sterling line-up of key events for...
Bangkok protests underscore need for robust travel risk management
WITH the prevalence of precarious situations like protests, terrorist attacks and natural disasters around the world, a robust travel risk management (TRM) strategy is...
Jumeirah Dhevanafushi Maldives sold to CDL Hospitality Trusts
JONES Lang LaSalle's Hotels & Hospitality Group (JLL) has exchanged contracts for the sale of luxury resort, Jumeirah Dhevanafushi, in the Maldives to Singapore-based...