Straco buys over Singapore Flyer for 1st homeground project
A SUBSIDIARY of Singapore-listed Straco Corporation announced today it has signed an agreement to purchase the Singapore Flyer and will reveal plans for the...
Egypt upbeat on 2014 tourism outlook
EGYPT'S new constitution and forthcoming elections will improve political stability and support a recovery in the country's travel trade, said tourism minister Hisham Zazou,...
3D, Wi-Fi services in tomorrow’s cabins: Airbus
IN-FLIGHT comfort will feature strongly in the future of longhaul economy travel as Asian passengers shape demand in the 21st century, with cabins providing...
Wave of investment sweeps through the Middle East cruise sector
CRUISING in the Middle East is bouncing back from the aftermath of the global financial crisis and Arab Spring as the region invests in...
Singapore’s Chinese arrivals fall again, but at slower pace
THE number of Chinese visitors to Singapore continues to decline in 1Q2014 but at a reduced pace than in the previous quarter, though overall...
IHG confident of two InterCon hotels in Singapore
A SECOND InterContinental hotel will rise in Singapore in 2016, but the chain dismissed the notion that this was in part to safeguard the...
EarthCheck’s Risk App to help tourism companies cope with crises
ENVIRONMENTAL management and certification programme EarthCheck is placing a 'Disaster HQ' in the pockets of travel industry professionals with today's roll-out of the EarthCheck...
Air France begins daily Jakarta service via Singapore
AIR France last week launched a daily service between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Jakarta via Singapore.
Deploying a Boeing 777-300, with 303 seats in four...
ICAO pilots information-sharing schemes
THE United Nations' civil aviation body, ICAO, will launch two new projects to improve communications and information sharing about conflict zones between airlines and...
Starwood plants four more hotels in China
STARWOOD Hotels & Resorts has announced that it will open four more hotels in China by end-2014: The St Regis Chengdu; W Beijing -...
