Hutchison parts ways with Priceline
FORMER Hutchison-Priceline Travel has come into its own and is now called Hutchison Travel.
Parent company CK Hutchison Holdings repurchased the equity interest from US-based...
Paradise Cruises gives fleet a luxury facelift
Source: Paradise Cruises
HALONG Bay cruise operator Paradise Cruises is renovating its fleet to refresh its look and feel.
Renovation of its four Paradise Luxury boats...
Bigger tourism budget to fuel Indonesia’s drive for promotion, promotion, promotion
INDONESIAN president Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has promised to quadruple the tourism war chest for next year, with funds likely to go towards expanded international...
Another 30 countries to be given visa-free entry to Indonesia next...
INDONESIA is planning to grant 30 more countries visa-free facilities next year in a bid to grow arrivals, the country announced in less than...
Amadeus creates its own cloud-based platform
AMADEUS is teaming up with open source solutions company Red Hat to build its own automated self-service cloud platform, Amadeus Cloud Services.
To meet the...
Benjamin Bahn named Preferred’s VP global sales for APAC
PREFERRED Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Benjamin Bahn as vice president of global sales for Asia-Pacific.
In his new role, Bahn will...
Second hotel in Hong Kong secured for pentahotels
TAILORED for the independent-minded leisure and business traveller with its chic offering, pentahotels is expanding in Asia with a second Hong Kong hotel due...
Amadeus teams up with SWISS to launch Fare Families
SWISS International Air Lines (SWISS) is the first in the Lufthansa Group to launch the company’s branded fares across all channels using Amadeus’ Fare...
Global carriers aim to improve air travel experience with technology: SITA
AIRLINES around the world are investing in technology to offer travellers services that are personalised, stress-free and updated on a timely basis for a...
Catching MERS in airplanes is ‘impossible’: Korean Air
KOREAN Air is reassuring passengers that they are safe from contracting MERS while on a flight by debunking misconceptions about cabin air circulation.
“Unlike tuberculosis,...
