Accor ropes Manila’s Admiral Hotel into MGallery collection
ACCOR is taking over management of the landmark Admiral Hotel along Roxas Boulevard and will redevelop the property to be included in its high-end...
Pet-friendly Hyatt Regency Chongming opens in Shanghai, introduces The Campus
HYATT Hotels & Resorts today opened the doors of its first Hyatt Regency in Shanghai, which is also the first international upscale resort on...
Japan waives visa requirements for Indonesians
JAPAN announced this week that Indonesian passport holders will be granted 15-day visa-free entry, while the multiple-entry visa requirements for Philippine and Vietnamese nationals...
Okinawa-bound flights resume today
AIRLINES are restarting flights to Okinawa today as Typhoon Neoguri, with winds of up to 250km per hour, moves towards the north of the...
Myanmar’s e-visas take off, more nationalities to be included
FOLLOWING yesterday's roll-out of an e-visa system for arrivals through Yangon International Airport, the Ministry of Immigration and Population will expand the scheme to include...
7 Days Inn expands beyond China into Thailand, Malaysia
CHINA’S major budget hotel brand, 7 Days Inn, has stepped out of its homeland to plant flags in Thailand and Malaysia, the first destinations...
Free admission to Chinatown Heritage Centre pre-rejuvenation
SINGAPORE Tourism Board (STB) is temporarily closing the 12-year-old Chinatown Heritage Centre for the attraction's rejuvenation works from October 1.
The NTO said in a...
Ho Chi Minh City welcomes new luxe hotel
THE Reverie Saigon is set to debut in Ho Chi Minh City come December 15, adding another luxury property to the city’s expanding hospitality...
Asiatravel rolls out mobile travel agency on wheels
Interior view of Asiatravel's Roadundee - Credit: Asiatravel
IN A bid to capture a "harder-to-reach" audience, Asiatravel will be launching a travel agency on wheels called...
Mobile-alone strategy so yesterday
TRAVEL companies would do well to create an overarching data strategy, instead of merely focusing on mobile.
This was one takeaway from the morning sessions...