Newsmaker: Wyndham turns focus to SE Asia
HAVING grown massively in China, Wyndham Hotel Group (WHG) is now bent on huge growth in South-east Asia, where it admits it’s been “a...
GTA sees record Singapore bookings
Indonesian travel agents at the Ke Singapura Yuk event organised by GTA
KUONI Group’s Gullivers Travel Associates (GTA) saw a record number of bookings into...
Shilla Stay opens business hotel in Seoul
SHILLA Stay has opened its eighth property in South Korea in Seoul’s digital district of Guro.
Spanning 25 floors with three room categories – standard,...
Indonesia campaigns for more India travellers
INDONESIA’s tourism ministry has stepped up efforts to market Indonesia to travellers from India and improve flight connectivity between the two countries.
With a hefty...
Hong Kong still world’s most popular city destination
HONG KONG has emerged as the top city destination in the world for the sixth consecutive year with 27.8 million international visitors in 2014,...
STB sets sights on Myanmar arrivals
THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is eyeing Myanmar as an emerging source market and has announced plans to lure more arrivals.
Sherleen Seah, area director...
Amelia Roziman rises up the ranks at Sarawak Convention Bureau
THE Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) has promoted Amelia Roziman to the position of general manager, marketing and sales.
The former global marketing and communications director...
Minor acquires Portugal’s Tivoli hotels
MINOR Hotel Group has acquired Portugal’s Tivoli Hotels & Resorts, marking its entry into Europe and Latin America.
The 294.2 million euro (US$320..6 million) transaction...
Singaporeans travel most to Bangkok during Lunar New Year
TRAVEL search engine Kayak.sg has found that 49 per cent of all searches for February departures are for travel on February 5 and 6, the start...
Singapore second most vacation-deprived nation in APAC
SINGAPORE is the second most vacation-deprived nation in the Asia-Pacific and third most vacation-deprived globally, a study commissioned by Expedia finds.
The Vacation Deprivation Report...
