Top shareholders announce offer for Club Med
TWO main shareholders earlier this week unveiled intentions to make an offer for Club Med as the Paris-based resort operator shifts its development focus...
Indian associations take leap of FAITH
TEN of India's leading travel trade associations officially joined hands in mid-May to form the Federation of Associations of Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH),...
Singapore Flyer placed under receivership
THE Singapore Flyer has been placed under receivership a mere five years after the attraction first opened, but will continue business as usual in...
Renaissance launches new hotel in Johor Bahru
MARRIOTT International's latest and seventh property in Malaysia, the 345-room Renaissance Johor Bahru Hotel, has begun welcoming guests.
The hotel is located in the township...
New World Hospitality changes name to Rosewood Hotel Group
HONG KONG-based New World Hospitality has changed its name to Rosewood Hotel Group, a move it says makes sense as the Rosewood brand, which...
Oneworld enters conventions market, buyers mixed about alliances’ offers
ONEWORLD has joined other global air alliances in competing for large convention groups, although data shows international meetings are actually getting smaller.
Like Star Alliance...
Turkey introduces e-visa service in India
THE Turkish government on April 17 launched an e-visa service, coinciding with the peak outbound April-July season for Indians travelling to Turkey, in the...
Ocean Park eyes Indonesian leisure, MICE segments
OCEAN Park Hong Kong is making a sales mission to Indonesia later this year to tap the leisure segment as well as the steadily...
Nok Air goes domestic in Myanmar
THAI-based LCC Nok Air will start flights this year linking the port city of Mawlamyine in Mon State to Mae Sot on the Thai...
New markets to star at Thailand Tourism Mart Plus
THAILAND Travel Mart Plus (TTM+), which will take place from June 5 to 7 at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, will once again focus on...
