Alitalia agrees to Etihad acquisition
ITALIAN flag carrier Alitalia is now working on a strategic partnership with Etihad Airways that will see it give up 49 per cent of...
Travelport trots out upgraded mobile app
THE improved version of Travelport Mobile Agent (TMA) is set to be released on July 30, giving users access to a range of new...
Hotel-within-a-hotel concept debuts at Singapore’s Farrer Park
THE five-star luxury One Farrer Hotel & Spa will open in August within mixed-use lifestyle complex Connexion, offering a total of 250 rooms spread...
Best Western establishes presence in Phnom Penh
BEST Western International has secured a second property in Cambodia, having taken over the management of a hotel now branded the Best Western River...
Visit Malaysia Year starts 2014 well
ARRIVALS to Malaysia are on the rise with 10 per cent year-on-year growth recorded for 1Q2014 at 7.1 million, over 6.5 million for the...
Cebu Pacific carves out routes to Sydney, Kuwait
CEBU Pacific Air (CEB) will tap the Filipino expatriate market with the introduction of its routes to Kuwait and Sydney that will begin this...
Starwood pads Malaysia portfolio with 2 new hotels
STARWOOD Hotels & Resorts Worldwide is set to launch the Four Points by Sheraton Puchong and Le Méridien Putrajaya by 2015, having signed a...
India sheds ‘unsafe’ image with PR campaign, security measures
INDIA'S Ministry of Tourism is convening a high-level meeting and rolling out an international PR campaign to dispel the country's negative image as a...
Spanish travel advisory spooks outbound Thailand reservations
BOOKINGS to Thailand are being cancelled in droves because of Spain's unwarranted travel advisory that should be dropped, says the Spanish Confederation of Travel...
GHM trumps in The Setai Miami court case against Lehman Brothers
GHM has been cleared of claims of mismanagement at The Setai Miami by property owner Lehman Brothers after two years or arbitration proceedings in...
