SilverNeedle rolls out cost-saving model for Country Comfort franchisees
SILVERNEEDLE Hospitality's upper midscale hotel brand, Country Comfort, is offering a new franchising model, passing on all savings from negotiating the lowest possible costs...
First HoJo in India opening in 2Q
WYNDHAM Worldwide has partnered Unique Mercantile India to bring American brand Howard Johnson, popularly known as HoJo, to India, with a plan to establish...
Drop in sales expected at MATTA Fair due to MAS incident
TRAVEL agencies Malaysia anticipate dampened demand for outbound tours during the upcoming MATTA Fair in Kuala Lumpur, which starts this Friday and runs through...
Tourism New Zealand unveils rejuvenated trade website
TOURISM New Zealand (TNZ) yesterday announced the launch of its new trade website, which has been streamlined and simplified.
The site’s redevelopment was initiated to...
Dramatic rise in Asia’s 2013 hotel investment volumes: JLL
LAST year was the strongest year since the global financial crisis in 2007 in terms of hotel investment growth in Asia, according to the...
Strong 2014 start for airlines in passenger demand
GLOBAL passenger traffic for January 2014 showed a strong increase in demand, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
January’s international passenger demand rose...
India tees off with golf tourism
INDIA is pushing golf tourism with the inaugural Incredible India Golf Tourism Summit, to be held from October 8 to 10 in Delhi NCR.
The...
Philippines records double-digit growth in Indian arrivals
INDIAN tourist arrivals to the Philippines registered good growth of 12.5 per cent last year, the highest growth among all South Asian source markets...
Search widens for missing MAS flight MH370
THE search for Malaysia Airlines' (MAS) flight MH370 bound for Beijing enters into its third day today, with the search widening from the waters...
SriLankan Airlines becomes oneworld member
SRILANKAN Airlines will become a full member of oneworld with effect from May 1, the first carrier from the Indian subcontinent to become part...
