ITB China guarantees 500 leading Chinese buyers at first show
WITH every destination in the world courting the huge China outbound market, Messe Berlin marks 50 years of ITB Berlin this year with a...
Thailand gets first halal hotel
Al Meroz Hotel Bangkok
RECOGNISING the immense potential of a market of 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide, the new 242-room Al Meroz Hotel, which soft-opened in...
Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu wants larger slice of MICE
AFTER completing the renovation of its level 3 function spaces in September 2015, the 306-key Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu in Sabah is aggressively tapping...
ACTE picks new regional chair for Middle East, Afria
JULIA Sullivan has been appointed Association of Corporate Travel Executives' (ACTE) regional chair for the Middle East and Africa, a role she will serve...
Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria throws in value-adds for meeting groups
A NEW promotion for business events at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria in Ortigas district will see groups benefitting from a series of service add-ons...
BCD unveils flexible meeting management solutions
BCD Meetings & Events (BCD M&E) has launched Smart Meeting, a suite of flexible technology solutions with meeting management capabilities such as multi-audience invitation,...
Noku Kyoto
AT the busiest times of the year – cherry blossom season and during the Gion festival – it is virtually impossible to get a...
ITB China to debut in Shanghai next year
The city of Shanghai will host ITB China from May 2017
AGREEMENTS are being signed today for the birth of another ITB offshoot, an annual...
Starwood expands, debuts St Regis in Malaysia
Artist rendering of St Regis Langkawi
STARWOOD Hotels & Resorts will add nine new hotels to its portfolio in Malaysia over the next four years,...
Japan’s Niseko Village to get slew of upgrades
NISEKO Village, YTL Hotels’ integrated all-season ski resort located in Hokkaido, is undergoing major upgrading works to include two new modern ski lifts, a...
