Guest engagement platform inGuest launched in APAC
BY MARRYING reservation data with social data and guest feedback, hotels can improve the way they engage with guests to drive up customer satisfaction...
Buenos Aires flight, Aerolineas codeshare opens South America to Air NZ
AIR New Zealand is set to introduce its first scheduled service to South America this year with a new direct flight linking Auckland to...
Aviareps to represent Choice Hotels International in Asia
US-BASED Choice Hotels International has named Aviareps its general sales agent in Asia with immediate effect.
Specifically, Aviareps will manage Choice’s presence in China, Hong...
Rejuvenated tourism campaign for Sri Lanka fails to impress trade
AN UPDATED tourism campaign promising greater private-sector input and budget for tradeshow participation and advertising has drawn flak from trade players that TTG Asia...
New guidebook showcases Tokyo’s best M&I ideas
TOKYO Convention & Visitors Bureau's (TCVB) Business Events Team has launched a new guidebook aimed at corporate clients and event planners that introduces the...
Royal Caribbean homeports 3rd Quantum-class ship in China
OVATION of the Seas will become the fifth Royal Caribbean International ship to homeport in Greater China this April.
Royal Caribbean’s third Quantum-class ship, Ovation...
Travel trade dismayed by loss of direct Mumbai-Johannesburg flights
IN WHAT is a step backwards in South Africa's campaign for more Indian tourists, South African Airways (SAA) is shutting down its thrice-weekly Mumbai-Johannesburg...
Weekday tourists needed to boost Hua Hin’s hotel sector
HUA HIN'S inability to fill hotel rooms during the week and an expanding serviced apartments sector are weakening the destination's ability to become a...
Asian association leaders sign historic charter for advancement
THE first bricks in building an umbrella body of national societies of association executives in Asia-Pacific have been laid, signifying a breakthrough in efforts...
Japan’s department stores roll out exclusive lounges for well-heeled tourists
BIG-SPENDING tourists will soon be able to kick back and relax in lounges in some of Japan's swankiest department stores.
The trend of pampering overseas...
