V Air links Taipei with Bangkok, Chiang Mai
V AIR, a Taiwan-based LCC owned by TransAsia Airways, will begin daily services from Taipei to Bangkok-Don Mueang on December 17 and four-times weekly...
Asia Cruise Fund sails onward with Hainan, Philippines as new members
ASIA Cruise Fund, founded by Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) and the Taiwan Tourism Bureau (TTB) in April this year, has welcomed China's Hainan...
Mercure Pattaya Ocean Resort makes entry into beach town
ACCOR has announced the opening of the 210-key Mercure Pattaya Ocean Resort, which marks the group’s sixth Mercure hotel in Thailand and fifth Accor...
New Raffles hotel creates a sense of place in Jakarta
COME early 2015, the 173-key Raffles Jakarta will open its doors in the capital’s commercial hub of Kuningan, offering direct access to Ciputra Artpreneur...
NETS, Alipay roll out transit cards for Chinese tourists in Singapore
CHINESE tourists planning a trip to Singapore can now purchase Flashpay cards for use on local transit and taxis in the Lion City, and...
BCD Travel picks Tonle Travel as partner for Cambodia foray
BCD Travel is venturing into Cambodia by tying up with Tonle Travel, a local corporate travel and inbound tour specialist with whom it has...
Accor paints upbeat picture for Thailand’s tourism
THAILAND'S tourism industry will recover and return to 2013 levels in terms of RevPAR within next year as long as the country remains politically...
Maldives’ Finolhu Villas shines as world’s first solar-powered resort
FINOLHU Villas is set to become the world's first luxury resort using solely solar power when it opens in the Maldives come mid-January 2015.
The...
Perth to receive InterContinental hotel in 2017
INTERCONTINENTAL Hotels Group (IHG) will refurbish and convert the Rydges Perth into the city's first InterContinental hotel by 2017.
The hospitality company has signed a...
Air New Zealand returns to Singapore in Middle-earth fashion
AFTER a hiatus of eight years, Air New Zealand will return to the Lion City to begin a new direct service between Singapore and Auckland...
