Poor world economy dulls Malaysia business travel performance
MALAYSIA’S travel industry is feeling the effects of the global economic slowdown, and players interviewed are bracing themselves for a tough year ahead.
While the...
MTT names new CEO
MOBILE travel commerce specialist MTT has appointed David Moran as CEO, who is set to begin work from March 1 at MTT’s Dublin headquarters.
In...
Diethelm Thailand gets new operations chief
Torsten Edens
DIETHELM Travel has promoted Torsten Edens to the newly-created position of group operating director, reporting to Lisa Fitzell, group managing director.
Edens joins Diethelm...
Ctrip empowers MakeMyTrip in mobile, accommodations
Gupta: Mobile first, web second
FLUSHED with funds from Ctrip International’s US$180 million investment in it, MakeMyTrip (MMT) is surging ahead with the goal of...
Tokyo room rates soar in 2015
AVERAGE hotel room rates in Asia-Pacific escalated last year, with Tokyo, Sydney and Singapore being the three most expensive cities for hotel bookings, according...
Thailand ropes in GTA and partners to drive upscale travel
(From left) Juthaporn Rerngronasa, deputy governor for International Marketing, TAT, and Ivan Walter, CEO, GTA
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand, which has “fundamentally changed” its...
MATTA finds Sabah travel advisory unfair
Tan: Sabah safe for tourists
THE Malaysian Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA) has expressed regret over the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s decision...
GTA thinking out loud a future
Walter: New ownership will help us
GTA anchors itself on a Vision 2020 as parent Kuoni Group puts itself up for sale and travel distribution...
Photo of the day: Best Western signs first Vib hotel in...
Olivier Berrivin, Best Western Hotels & Resort's managing director of international operations – Asia, signed an agreement with Narin Thitipoonya, owner of Matasiri Company,...
Mid-market buzz builds up
Taipei’s hotel supply is making progress in the mid-market segment as developers bet on the rising wave of Asian FITs
With yearly visitor arrivals already...
