A third of Accor’s revenues won’t be from rooms, says CEO
Sebastien Bazin
ONE-THIRD of AccorHotels’ revenues in the future will not be from traditional room and F&B sales, said its chairman & CEO Sebastien Bazin...
Grab the opportunity now
Since the mid-’90s, the clarion call to travel agents has been – and still is – for them to embrace technology. So I could...
Taiwan welcomes ASEAN travellers with open arms
THE Taiwan government is aiming to boost MICE arrivals from South-east Asia after making it easier for citizens in that region to obtain visas.
Announced...
AFECA celebrates young MICE professionals
When the 99 corporations and 32 association members of the Asian Federation of Exhibition and Convention Associations (AFECA) gather for its annual meeting in...
Chengdu to get more meeting spaces when Waldorf Astoria opens
HILTON will launch its luxury brand The Waldorf Astoria in Chengdu, Sichuan province come December 2016.
The 289-room Waldorf Astoria Chengdu, located in the Chengdu...
EventBank app pushes for Asian expansion
LAUNCHED in 2013, Beijing-headquartered event management and mobile app platform EventBank is gearing up for its next phase of expansion, aggressively targeting local associations...
SITE kicks off auction to fund research, education for incentive travel...
SITE Foundation has launched an online fund-raising auction, Auction 2.0, to support its mission to enhance the awareness and effectiveness of incentive travel.
The auction...
University partners SACEOS for placement opportunities
SACEOS has established its first partnership with a university yesterday with the signing of a two-year MoU with the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)...
Samui’s growing airlift a boon for hotel occupancy
AN increase in flight connectivity to Thailand’s resort island of Samui has greatly benefited hotels there, especially those in the lower-tier segments, according to...
Onyx marks entry into Laos with three Amari hotels
THAILAND’s Onyx Hospitality Group is set to enter the Laotian market with the signing of three properties by developers Tang Charoen Group.
All three hotels...
