IRs will boost many industries, but favourable policies are lacking: KTO...
THE integrated resort (IR) model would benefit multiple industries across South Korea, but government opposition to the construction of tourism facilities still posed a...
Danang receives flight boost from Vietnam Airlines
VIETNAM Airlines today commences two new direct flights to Danang, one from Seoul, South Korea and another from Siem Reap, Cambodia.
The Seoul service will...
Anantara aims for India’s high-end sector
ANANTARA Hotels, Resorts & Spas will unfurl its banner in India through the opening of eight new properties by 2018.
The first, a 130-key resort,...
Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas undertakes makeover
MEETING facilities at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas are undergoing major refurbishment that will give the hotel a brand new ballroom from the first...
Same-day booking apps make waves in hospitality industry
THE recent surge of last-minute booking apps in an increasingly competitive online marketplace has triggered a wave of interest among the Asian travel trade,...
HRS targets Asia’s corporate travellers through Singapore office
EUROPEAN hotel portal Hotel Reservation Service (HRS) has announced the opening of a regional sales office in Singapore.
Aimed at servicing business and private travellers,...
Philippines to offer India group visas
TO ENCOURAGE more group travel out of India into the Philippines, the local government is working on a new policy granting group visas to...
Nepal scales up tourism offerings for Chinese visitors
DESPITE seeing a two per cent slide in overall tourist arrivals in 1Q2013, Nepal has registered blistering 36 per cent growth in Chinese visitorship...
Garuda Indonesia brings back Singapore-Surabaya route
GARUDA Indonesia is reintroducing a service linking Singapore to Surabaya, while increasing the frequencies of its flights out of the city-state to Bali and...
Malindo Air announces three new domestic services
MALINDO Air has set August 1 as the launch date for three new domestic operations from Subang – a twice-daily Alor Setar service and...
