Relais & Chateaux ramps up Asia-Pacific promotions
RELAIS & Châteaux wants to tap the "great potential" of the Asia-Pacific market and is strengthening its regional presence to do so.
Jaume Tapies, chairman...
PAL’s Guangzhou service to launch July 16
NATIONAL flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will launch flights to its sixth Chinese destination, Guangzhou, on July 16.
Flights to China’s third-largest city will run...
Minor Hotel Group buys half of Per AQUUM
MINOR Hotel Group (MHG) has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Universal Enterprises' Per AQUUM Retreats Resorts Residences, a deal which will see...
Evason Hua Hin returns to original configuration
EVASON Hua Hin will be separated from and run independently of the adjoining 55 pool villas, originally developed as Hideaway, effective August 1.
Currently undergoing...
Finnair seeks tie-up with BA, JAL
EUROPEAN carrier Finnair has applied to join fellow Oneworld alliance members British Airways (BA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) in their joint business on routes...
Garuda, Etihad codeshare new Jakarta-Perth service
GARUDA Indonesia and Etihad Airways started new codeshare flights between Jakarta and Perth on June 28.
The new daily service adds 2,184 seats per week...
Japan prepares to leap into Indonesia market
JAPAN has begun working the ground in Indonesia ahead of the debut of its local office and will be engaging the travel trade to...
Falling rupee pulls down India’s hospitality sector
INDIA'S sluggish economy and freefalling currency have cast a pall over the country's hospitality sector as average occupancy rates (AOR) and average room rates...
Philippines DoT upgrades hotel rating system
THE Philippines Department of Tourism (DoT) will roll out a pilot programme to audit more than 800 hotels in the Philippines and confer them...
Egyptian protests freeze Malaysian demand
OUTBOUND travel consultants in Malaysia have seen demand for Egypt tumble in the face of political protests sweeping Cairo and other major cities including...
