Influential Indonesia hotelier Poul Bitsch dies
THE travel trade in Indonesia has lost one of its most active and influential players with the passing away of Poul Bitsch, president director...
Air China extends flight service to Havana
AIR China will extend its existing Beijing-Montreal route, launched on September 29, with an additional destination to Havana come December 27.
A Boeing 777-300ER aircraft...
AccorHotels buys FRHI for US$2.9bn
ENDING months of speculation, AccorHotels is buying Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI) for US$2.9 billion, a move that will make the French chain, known...
Frasers expands UK portfolio
The Montpellier Chapter.
SINGAPORE-BASED Frasers Hospitality has acquired four properties in the UK from Malmaison and Hotel du Vin Property Holdings for a sum of...
International SOS now rates travel security risk
INTERNATIONAL SOS and Control Risks have jointly published the Travel Risk Map 2016, a heat map which displays medical and security hotspots around the...
Mövenpick to open Vietnam’s first IR
SWISS hospitality firm Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has signed a management deal to operate Vietnam’s first IR, the Mövenpick Resort Phu Quoc in 2017.
Located...
Fullerton now Singapore’s national monument
THE former Fullerton Building, first opened in 1928 and currently known as The Fullerton Hotel, has been gazetted as Singapore’s 71st National Monument by...
Hotel Jen Tanglin opens after rebrand
Hotel Jen Tanglin Singapore's Club Room
HOTEL Jen Tanglin Singapore, formerly Traders Hotel Cuscaden Road, has completed rebranding and renovation works costing S$45 million (US$32...
[Sponsored Post] 11 topics revealed at 2nd edition of CTW China
CTW China 2016 organised by TTG Events and Carlson Wagonlit Travel, China, revealed the 2016 trending topics that include 11 tailored content centered on...
Melbourne Airport opens Terminal 4
MELBOURNE Airport has officially opened its 4th terminal, a three-storey, 20,000m² building which had progressively welcomed passengers since mid-August.
Terminal 4, which runs a complete...
