2016 Articles Archive

Sharing economy should be embraced with caution

UNWTO secretary-general, Taleb Rifai EMERGING business models in travel should not be stifled, but fully embraced, a panel organised by the UNWTO agreed, albeit not...

China’s HNA takes 13% stake in Virgin Australia

HNA Aviation Group, a division of HNA Group, has taken a shareholding of approximately 13 per cent in Virgin Australia Group as part of...

Less Singapore outbound as spending power declines

Singapore Changi Airport OUTBOUND traffic from Singapore shrank 1.3 per cent in the first five months of 2016 compared to the same period last year. According...

Cambodia’s top markets get better visa facilities

TOURISM industry leaders in Cambodia have welcomed a move by the Ministry of Tourism last month that will allow Chinese, South Korean and Japanese...

Best Western shows MICE prowess with Bangkok property

BEST Western Hotels & Resorts last week launched the Best Western Plus Wanda Grand Hotel, its latest property in Bangkok. A 927m² ballroom with a...

SMF 2016 seeks to encourage new ways of doing events

SACEOS president, Janet Tan-Collis, believes that SMF 2016 will help event professionals to think outside the box THE annual Singapore MICE Forum (SMF) will return this year...

GAHP announces roundtables for association decision-makers

FOLLOWING its launch in October 2015, the Global Association Hubs Partnership (GAHP) – an alliance comprising Destination DC, Dubai Association Centre, Singapore Exhibition &...

The Luxury Collection works its way through the tummies of event...

PROPERTIES under Starwood Hotels and Resorts’ The Luxury Collection portfolio are flaunting their epicurean charms to court an “increasingly sophisticated” corporate event clientele that...