New hotel openings: May 9 to 13, 2016
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Sofitel Kunming
AccorHotels has opened the 400 rooms and suites Sofitel Kunming in the heart of the...
Global airline share prices tumble in April
AIRLINE share prices fell 6.9 per cent in April, ending the month over eight per cent less than levels seen beginning this year, according...
Marriott likely new operators of The South Beach hotel
THE South Beach Consortium, holding company of Singapore’s The South Beach hotel, is in talks with Marriott International to hand over management of the...
Lozano Travel opens first Asia outpost in Bali
Lozano Travel office in Texas
MEXICO-BASED Lozano Travel, part of the Virtuoso travel agency network, has opened Lozano Travel Bali yesterday, its first DMC based...
Trade optimistic as Duterte takes the helm
Rodrigo Duterte
RODRIGO Duterte, the strongman of Davao whom Filipinos voted in as their new president on Monday’s election, may well foster a more robust...
Photo of the Day: Sabre APAC Airline Conference 2016
(From left) Kelvin Woo, sales director, Lydia Koceja, principal, sales and contracts management, and Shelly Terry, vice president, travel product solutions at Sabre Travel...
Asia’s next travel generation
PATA's second youth travel report reveals the travel traits of Asia's millennials and how tourism stakeholders can benefit from their hunger to veer off...
The Grand Ho Tram Strip guns for stronger international MICE bookings
The property hosts corporate golf events at its award-winning golf course, The Bluffs (pictured)
The Grand Ho Tram Strip in Vietnam is unveiling a new...
Western Australia reinstates funding for Perth Convention Bureau
The government of Western Australia has decided to retract the proposed cuts in state funding for the Perth Convention Bureau (PCB).
The move comes on...
InterContinental Wellington introduces 360-degree virtual site inspection
EVENT planners can now go on a site inspection of the InterContinental Wellington conference floor without taking a single step, thanks to a new...
