Accor plans 200 Indonesia hotels by 2020
ACCORHOTELS is targeting to operate 200 hotels in Indonesia by 2020, up 100 from its current portfolio there.
The group had recently opened its 100th...
Trade hails China-SE Asia rail link
WORK has formally begun on a 417km-long railway connecting China’s southern city of Kunming to Thailand’s northern frontier at Nong Khai by passing through...
Overheard: Asean’s last frontier outbound market to bloom?
Travellers in the departure room of Yangon International Airport
WE have it on good authority that Myanmar's Ministry of Hotels and Tourism is stepping up...
Qatar Airways reveals global branding campaign
QATAR Airways has unveiled a global branding campaign, named Going Places Together, aimed at encouraging passengers to take journeys that will help them achieve...
Preferred Hotels unveils four new member properties
klapsons The River Residences Bangkok
PREFERRED Hotels & Resorts has added two new properties to its collection in Asia, with another two due to join...
[Sponsored Post] One more month till ATF 2016
The 35th instalment of the ASEAN Travel Forum (ATF) is set to showcase products and services from over 40 destinations across the 10 ASEAN...
Safety, security greatest priority for travel managers
RESEARCH by Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) shows that the safety and security needs of travellers will become the top priority of travel manages going...
Finland offers more stopover packages for Asians
VISIT Finland has unveiled that they will be coordinating with Finnish travel agency Matka-Vekka to come up with bundled tourism services aimed at luring...
Priceline further invests in Ctrip
THE Priceline Group, along with an unnamed long-term equity firm, is investing US$500 million each in China’s leading OTA Ctrip via convertible bonds.
This is...
Thai carriers spared EASA blacklist
THE much-anticipated European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) decision has revealed that Thailand’s carriers were spared from being included in its list of airlines banned...
