US business to Asia on the ascent
SOME US buyers at IT&CMA said they have seen an increase in interest for Asia as a meetings and incentive destination.
Captain S Rajan, president...
Bangkok MICE recovers, Asia’s the focus
BANGKOK'S events sector suffered tremendous fallouts from the months-long political protests that plagued the city earlier this year and the subsequent military coup that...
TTG Asia mourns passing of P R Gopal
CONDOLENCES have poured in for P R Gopal, former president of the National Association of Travel Agents of Singapore (NATAS), who passed away peacefully...
Hong Kong trade reacts to Occupy Central protest
HOTELS and tour operators in Hong Kong are feeling some impact from the Occupy Central protest that began yesterday at the Central Government Complex...
Mövenpick plans 7th Dubai hotel in 2017
A MODERN skyscraper in downtown Dubai is the seventh location of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts' newest hotel within the emirate, which will open in...
HK Express doubles frequency to Tokyo-Haneda
HK Express will add a second daily direct flight from Hong Kong to Tokyo-Haneda from November 16, flying to the Japanese city 14 times...
Marriott opens business hotel in Haikou
MARRIOTT International will soon debut its first Marriott-branded hotel in Haikou, capital of China's Hainan, on October 13.
Located on the west coast of Haikou...
Japanese market revived for Spain
SPAIN expects to welcome a record number of tourists from Japan not seen since direct flights between the two countries were scrapped 16 years...
Maldives out to net North America, BRICS
THE Maldives is embarking on an aggressive promotion campaign from now until 2015 in North America and the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and...
CWT adds hotel-booking function to app
CARLSON Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has begun pilot testing its hotel-booking app function in the US, UK and Ireland, with an international roll-out expected by...
