Starwood rebrands existing resort to Sheraton
IMPERIAL Samui Beach Resort will be converted to Sheraton Samui Resort, Koh Samui by the end of this year, expanding the Sheraton footprint in...
Dubai trumpets family-friendly experiences
DUBAI is emphasising its shopping, culinary and family-friendly offerings to South-east Asian markets, part of the emirate's efforts to boost arrivals from the region...
Kerala to ban alcohol establishments by next April
ALL watering holes within Kerala will be shut down by April 1, 2015 with only the bars in five-star hotels allowed to continue, announced...
Australia teams up with Chinese agencies in new distribution strategy
WITH its eyes set on China's burgeoning, high-yield middle class, Tourism Australia is partnering a selected group of Chinese travel agencies for joint marketing...
Suvarnabhumi might get a new terminal
AIRPORTS of Thailand (AoT) is preparing to scale up Suvarnabhumi Airport in the coming years, with a new terminal and monorail system on the...
Fairmont Suzhou to debut in 2018
A DEAL between Golden Land Real Estate and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will see the latter launch Fairmont Suzhou in China's Jiangsu province in...
Mega 970-key Hotel Gracery Shinjuku open for bookings
FUJITA Kanko's new flagship for its Hotel Gracery brand is said to give the hospitality company the largest share of Shinjuku's room inventory, being...
Philippine hotels move closer to regional rating standard
THE Department of Tourism's (DoT) programme to eventually convert all hotel ratings to a five-star system has been rolled out at 694 of the...
Taipei promotes ‘BMW’ travel
SINGAPOREAN and Malaysian travellers are being told to Travel by 'BMW' in Taipei, a campaign encouraging tourists to get around the Taiwanese city by...
Malaysia surpasses Singapore in arrivals to Japan
MALAYSIA has overtaken neighbouring Singapore as Japan's second largest South-east Asian source market since visa exemptions were introduced for its nationals in July last...
