2015 Articles Archive

PROPERTY developer M+S has signed a management agreement with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts to develop South-east Asia’s first Andaz hotel in Singapore’s Ophir-Rochor district. Expected...

WHILE travel companies in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia have been severely affected by the recent collapse in Russian tourism, some are already countering the...

THREE multilateral agreements have been developed for ASEAN Open Skies and further goals being considered for the long-term, according to Win Swe Tun, director...

ASEAN tourism ministers at their meeting on Monday welcomed Malaysia’s initiative to establish a homegrown English language ASEAN-focused TV travel channel for all member...

CHINA is propping up demand in a number of South-east Asian markets, with suppliers reporting that Chinese travellers are now more open to soft-adventure and...

PULLMAN Khao Lak Katiliya Resort and Villas has opened in Khao Lak, in the southern Thai province of Phang Nga, bringing Accor’s hotel network...

ASEAN’S integrated tourism strategy would pack a heavier punch by focusing on South-east Asia as a destination rather than branding the association within the...

THE INDONESIAN trade is seeing few impacts on air travel following AirAsia Indonesia’s accident, compared with incidents involving other domestic carriers with a less spotless...

Air KBZ, Myanmar’s privately owned domestic carrier and sister airline of Myanmar Airlines International (MAI), is expanding regionally with plans to launch flights between...

SINGAPORE hotels are starting 2015 on a positive note, confident that rates will hold steady despite a fresh injection of rooms into the city’s...