Peninsula Hotel Yangon to open in former railway headquarters
THE Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels (HSH) and Myanmar's Yoma Strategic Holdings signed a shareholders agreement on March 10 to convert the former Burma Railways...
Roxaco, Vanguard join hands to build Go Hotels in Philippines
PHILIPPINE property developer Roxaco Land Corp and Singapore-based Vanguard Hotels have formed a 50-50 joint venture that will invest in building a minimum of...
Singapore courts Indonesians, highlights new products
THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is casting a wider net to capture more Indonesian travellers, noting that tourism receipts have taken a hit from the...
Malaysia dismisses speculations on missing MH370
EVEN as the search and rescue operation of the missing Malaysia Airlines' (MAS) flight MH370 enters its seventh day today, there is still no...
Reduced credit term causes India’s smaller agencies to default
SMALL- and medium-sized travel companies in India are defaulting on their payments to airlines since most carriers have reduced the credit period from 15...
Inaugural Asia Cruise Fund calls out to cruise lines
HONG Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) and Taiwan Tourism Bureau (TTB) yesterday announced they would be jointly setting up the world's first Asia Cruise Fund.
Effective...
Cathay Pacific ups direct Delhi service
CATHAY Pacific yesterday announced it is making changes to its New Delhi schedule and will offer double daily non-stop flights to Hong Kong starting...
Indian travellers to Thailand on the rise
THAILAND last year welcomed more Indian travellers than the year before, with the kingdom recording about 1.1 million Indian arrivals, growth of four per...
Yangon’s hotel room supply to double in short term
THE supply of hotel rooms in Yangon will nearly double in the coming year in an effort to ease the city's shortage, according to...
Visit Malaysia Year 2014 visits Sri Lanka, India
MALAYSIA is eyeing more visitors from South Asia for Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) 2014, with a series of road shows from March 10 to...
