Air capacity windfall for Phuket in 2013
PHUKET and its neighbouring islands will see a rush of increases in air capacity over the coming months as both LCCs and full-service airlines...
Carlson plans Philippine expansion
DESPITE already having four properties in the pipeline, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group and Philippine property giant SM Hotels & Conventions have begun charting further...
AirAsia to introduce Singapore-Makassar flights
AIRASIA will launch four-times-weekly Singapore-Makassar flights on July 1 to meet market demand for the route, bringing AirAsia's Indonesian destinations to six.
The service operates...
Ascott deepens Gulf footprint with Jeddah properties
ASCOTT will debut two new serviced residences in Jeddah early next year, having secured management contracts for Citadines Tahlia Jeddah and Citadines Al Salamah...
Arrival of Mariner of the Seas to boost RC’s Asian game
SINGAPORE welcomed the largest ship to homeport in Asia over the weekend, when Royal Caribbean International's (RCI) Mariner of the Seas made its maiden...
PAL axes India route
PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) will cancel its thrice-weekly Manila-Delhi service via Bangkok on June 15, but travel consultants do not expect any negative impact on...
Malindo dangles cash incentive for travel consultants
MALINDO Air has launched a two-month long incentive programme in the hopes of growing its 700-strong base of travel consultants by threefold.
Between June 1...
Marriott Foundation invests in Chinese hospitality education
THE J Willard and Alice S Marriott Foundation has pledged RMB40.5 million (US$6.5 million) to expand existing hospitality curricula and programmes for universities and...
Garuda steps up connections from Medan
GARUDA Indonesia is strengthening connections at its Medan hub, having launched a new flight and increased the frequency of two others.
On June 1, Garuda...
Air China inaugurates Chengdu-Frankfurt flights
AIR China launched direct flights from Chengdu to Frankfurt last month, allowing passengers easy connection to destinations within the Star Alliance network.
On May 19,...
