Blaiklock is COO of Centara
MARKLAND Blaiklock is three days into his role as COO of Centara Hotels & Resorts, a new position the Thai homegrown chain has created...
MakeMyTrip develops human capital in destinations popular with Indians
MAKEMYTRIP has rolled out training programmes to strengthen the soft skills of almost 500 tourism professionals in the Andaman Islands and Bhutan, key tourist...
Philippines ramps up youth travel focus with STA deal
YOUTH travel operator STA Travel has signed a groundbreaking marketing agreement with the Philippine Department of Tourism (DoT) to promote the country in the...
New programme to train up marginalised individuals in Singapore
HOSPITALITY veteran Milton Monteiro is starting the Hospitality Academy for Training in Service (HATS) to bring individuals that recruiters do not usually consider into...
The Park Lane Hong Kong rebrands to Pullman
THE Park Lane Hong Kong has entered a franchise agreement with Accor that will see the former rebrand to Pullman and run its own...
Indonesia to throw visa requirements out the window for 5 markets
INDONESIA will waive visa requirements for tourists from China, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Russia as well as introduce third-country visas next year.
Announcing this...
National ecotourism strategy for Myanmar in the pipeline
ECOTOURISM in Myanmar is set to receive a boost with a national Ecotourism Policy and Management Strategy underway.
Working on the strategy are the Ministry...
Singapore welcomes new homegrown boutique hotel
THE six-storey, 19-room Adonis Hotel officially opened yesterday in the heart of Singapore at Purvis Street, converted from a pre-war shophouse that was once...
Maritime Silk Road a major thread of discussion at GTEF
INFRASTRUCTURE improvements and collaboration between governments and the private sector are key to the successful development of the Maritime Silk Road, one of two...
Itinerary building, editing offered on new GTA tool
EMUTRIP, unveiled by GTA this week at the World Travel Market in London this week, is a free mobile tool that streamlines travel consultant...
