[PERSPECTIVES] Lowest Available Hotel Rates: A Friend or Foe?
OWING to increased Internet penetration and the booming sharing economy, which has an impact on the lodging sector, the online travel market in Asia-Pacific...
Pullman Bangkok Hotel G reels Singapore groups in with special meeting...
The foyer of The Library, a collection of four meeting rooms designed to resemble an architect's studio
A FULL-DAY and half-day meeting package, priced at...
Sabre touts ability to find lowest fares globally
ACCORDING to Sabre, its air shopping platform returned the lowest fares globally when compared to other leading GDSs.
The finding was the result of research...
More consolidation expected in China’s package tour market
Chinese travellers pose for a photo in Brussels, Belgium
CHINA’s packaged tours industry will continue to consolidate, according to a study by Morgan Stanley Research,...
Philippine visitors to Guam surge after LCC enters market
Guests aboard CEB's maiden flight to Guam being welcomed at the airport
This was the second busiest March in Guam’s tourism history, with 133,335 visitor...
MATTA president refutes claims Kuala Lumpur is unsafe
Hj Hamzah Rahmat
THE Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) president Hj Hamzah Rahmat has refuted suggestions that crime and a conservative image...
Marwood deal faces legal dispute from hotel owners
The Westin New York at Times Square
THE ink has barely dried on the shareholder approval agreement for Marriott International to acquire Starwood Hotels &...
Lion Air gets slapped with suspension of new route permits
INDONESIA will stop issuing new route licences to Lion Air, a sanction imposed on the airline for its numerous flight delays.
“We have warned (the...
Hotel consolidation: Businesses should cast a wider net
2015 was a year of consolidation for the hotel market – we saw three major hotel group consolidations: Marriott’s acquisition of Starwood, AccorHotel’s acquisition...
Fun times ahead
Malaysia
A boost to secondary locales
S Puvaneswary
Fast becoming the theme park capital of South-east Asia, the growing crop of theme parks in Malaysia has enhanced...
