Dreamliner manufacturing process flawed: FAA
BOEING and US regulators fell short in quality control over subcontractors during the development of the 787 Dreamliner, according to a Federal Aviation Administration...
HRS announces new brand positioning
HRS is employing a new brand logo and will gradually expand its products and services internationally to become a hotel solutions provider instead of...
Sri Lanka projects are on track: Shangri-La
SHANGRI-LA'S two hotels under construction in Sri Lanka are slated to open in 2015 and 2017, confirmed the Hong Kong-based hotel group in response...
Vueling makes boarding passes available in Sony smartwatch
SPANISH budget airline Vueling is rolling out what is claimed to be the world’s first ‘wearable’ boarding card from end-March.
A member of IAG group that includes...
Hilton Hua Hin seeks buyer
HILTON Hua Hin is being offered for sale through an international expressions-of-interest campaign launched this week by appointed brokering agent, JLL's Hotels and Hospitality...
UK to reform ‘crazy’ air passenger duty from 2015
THE UK government has announced it will abolish two higher bands of air passenger duty for longhaul destinations with effect from April 1, 2015.
This...
Waldorf Astoria lands second Indonesian property
MERELY a week after announcing its maiden property for Indonesia, Hilton Worldwide has signed a new management agreement with Putragaya Wahana for Waldorf Astoria...
Bigger pool of Korean-speaking guides needed in Philippines
TRAVEL and tourism bodies in the Philippines are banding together to combat the dearth of Korean-speaking tour guides in the country by launching language...
JTB buys Dynasty Travel, appoints Dennis Law as global inbound GM
JTB'S global expansion has kicked into high gear with the acquisition of Singapore's Dynasty Travel and new appointments within its Singapore-based operations.
Tadaaki Zaima, who...
Hotels sharpen strategies in hunt for millennial business
MILLENNIAL travellers will dominate the travel industry when they come into their prime in a few years' time, sending hoteliers scrambling to craft new...
