JacTravel gets new regional head of sales
LEADING B2B accommodation wholesaler JacTravel has named Ben Wood as its new regional head of sales for Asia-Pacific.
Ben Wood, new regional head of sales...
Mantra Group names new acquisitions VP
HOTELIER of the Year award recipient Andrew Turner has been appointed Mantra Group’s vice president of acquisitions for Asia.
Turner was most recently the executive...
Amadeus integrates air, ground booking display
AMADEUS and content aggregator AccesRail have extended their partnership and now allows bookings of flight and ground transportation from a single screen with its...
Thailand hotel occupancy rates reach new heights
(From left) Jesper Palmqvist, area director Asia-Pacific, STR Global; Clarence Tan, senior vice president Asia, Middle East and Africa, InterContinental Hotel Group; and Kenneth...
CWT makes three key appointments
CARLSON Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has made three key appointments to its executive team, effective from February 1, 2016.
CWT’s current president for Europe, Middle East...
New unified cruise brand for ASEAN region
ASEAN member countries are collaborating on a new brand – Cruise South-east Asia – aimed at promoting the region as one unified cruising destination.
The...
Hong Kong arrivals slip 1.7 per cent in 2015
ARRIVALS in Hong Kong dwindled last year, dropping 1.7 per cent for the January-November block compared to the same period in 2014.
The mainland Chinese...
Disruptive technologies pose no threat to Thai hotels
WHILE disruptive technologies from the likes of Agoda and Airbnb have created headwinds for the US and western European hotels in recent years, Thailand’s...
Government meetings on the radar of new Meliá Yangon
THE five-star Meliá Yangon, which is targeting a May opening, is reaching for high level ASEAN and APEC meetings to establish a strong foundation...
Ecotourism summit debuts in Malaysia
THE first Malaysia Ecotourism Summit and the 6th World Ecotourism Conference, expected to draw participation from 100 delegates to Mulu Marriott Resort and Spa...
