2016 Articles Archive

The newest luxury resort in Sri Lanka opened its doors on June 1 to much fanfare, signalling exciting times ahead for the country's burgeoning hospitality sector in the post-war era.

(From left) Mancy Thadani, regional manager, ‎Sabre Travel Network India; KV Abdul Nazar, chairman & managing director of Akbar Travels of India; Jeet Sawhney,...

CHINESE travellers have shown a 130 per cent increase in interest in Japan, far outpacing the the average year-on-year growth in global traveller interest...

Popovich: NDC is now mainstream IATA has launched the New Distribution Capability (NDC) Certification Registry, which lists companies that have implemented NDC standards, allowing them...

THE Star Alliance is investing into an airline IT hub for baggage technology, set to be operational by end-2016. CEOs of the Alliance’s member airlines...

AMADEUS has enhanced its Amadeus Airline Market Insight suite with the addition of Booking Analytics, a tool that allows users to access GDS-sourced reservations...

An overhead crane which fell at a Shinkansen maintenance plant in Kumamoto Prefecture. Photo credit: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism THE Japanese government...

Berrivin: Demand for affordable hotels with international standards has been growing due to shift in travellers' mindsets ESTABLISHED hotel groups are rolling out new hospitality brands...

Chief executives of Star Alliance member airlines arrived in Zurich on Bombardier's new CS100 aircraft for their summer 2016 meeting. The Swiss International Air...

TTG Asia‘s probe into mid- and upscale hotel labels uncovers flaws with a seemingly arbitrary classification system – and why travel agents want the...