137 Pillars eyes 20 hotels in the next five years
Christopher E. Stafford
THAILAND’s Wongphanlert family is spinning off a new luxury boutique hotel management company, 137 Pillars Hotels & Resorts, from their first hotel,...
Thailand’s biggest water park to open near Pattaya
THAILAND’s newest and biggest water park will open its doors to the public tomorrow.
The over 16 hectare RamaYana Water Park is located 25 minutes...
Ian Hurst joins Best Western as GM
HOSPITALITY veteran Ian Hurst has been appointed general manager of Best Western Premier Genting Ion Delemen, effective from March 7.
In his new role, Hurst...
Trade unfazed as Garuda Orient Holidays closes in Australia
Screenshot of Garuda Orient Holidays' website
INDUSTRY players in Bali have expressed their regrets over the closure of Garuda Orient Holidays (GOH) in Australia, albeit...
Indonesia calls on trade to back government programmes
Soekarno Hatta International Airport
TO achieve Indonesia’s arrival target of 12 million this year, the country’s tourism ministry is calling on regional governments and industry...
August is ‘month for women travellers’ in Thailand
Yuthasak Supasorn (sixth from left), TAT governor; Juthaporn Rerngronasa (fourth from right), TAT deputy governor for international marketing – Europe, Africa, Middle East and...
Destination NSW targets arrivals from western China
Byron Bay, a coastal town in New South Wales
GOVERNMENT state agency Destination NSW has signed a contract with Sichuan Airlines in a bid to...
APAC airlines see greater capacity surplus in March
Average international passenger load factor fell by 1.5 percentage points
THERE has been continued growth in international air passenger demand for Asia-Pacific carriers, but airlines are...
India’s Odisha state targets SE Asia
The Dhauli Peace Temple in Bhubaneswar, Odisha
ODISHA’s Department of Tourism (DoT) hopes to lure more South-east Asian arrivals by promoting its Buddhist sites, especially...
Manila Marriott receives CrescentRating halal certification
New Halal section at Manila Marriott Hotel
MANILA Marriott Hotel has become the first hotel in the Philippines to achieve a certification from CrescentRating, a...
