Newsmaker: New startup bridges tourism suppliers to Chinese travellers
NEW startup WEGOGO sees huge opportunity to connect tourism suppliers outside China, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, to sophisticated Chinese tourists via WeChat, the...
Phuket Hotel Association seeks unified branding, voice
Anthony Lark, managing director and general manager of Trisara, is PHA's president
PROMINENT leaders in Phuket’s hospitality sector have rallied together to establish the Phuket...
Easier ride for MICE delegates in South East Queensland
Tram plying Gold Coast's G:Link network
SOUTH East Queensland is trialling Australia’s first public transport travel card tailored to the MICE market.
The go access Corporate...
Hanok-style hotel courts international MICE clients with cultural touches, big event...
Meeting room at Gyeongwonjae Ambassador Incheon Associated with Accor
SOUTH Korea’s largest hanok-inspired hotel by the Ambassador Group in the heart of Songdo's Central Park...
Aurance Group puts its faith in Incheon for the next two...
THE Incheon Tourism Organization and Chinese cosmetics company Aurance Group have inked an agreement which commits the latter to hosting incentive meetings in the...
Silverstone to lead Eventbrite’s operations in Australia
US TICKETING firm Eventbrite has appointed its first general manager for Australia, Phil Silverstone.
Silverstone will be responsible for leading and expanding Eventbrite’s Australian operations...
[INTELLIGENCE] APAC cities top of mind for Australian business travellers
A STUDY by American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has revealed that cities in Asia-Pacific remain high on the list for Australian business travellers,...
Adelaide gets strong health, medical convention line-up with BioMed City developments
ALTHOUGH only one of several developments within the Adelaide BioMed City Precinct has been completed – with the rest coming up over the next...
Singapore agents elated as Myanmar grants visa-free access
AGENTS in Singapore are sanguine about the prospects visa exemption between Singapore and Myanmar can bring.
Most noteworthy is the avoidance of cumbersome visa application...
South Korea’s Lotte suspends hotel unit IPO
Lotte Hotel Seoul
THE planned initial public offering (IPO) for Lotte Group’s hotel unit in South Korea has been delayed indefinitely as the conglomerate is...
