TTG Asia Luxury wins PATA Gold Award
Mimi Hudoyo (centre), all smiles with her award. Credit: Joen Damayanti
TTG Asia Luxury has clinched its first award through a feature-length article in the...
With safety ban lifted, Garuda sets sights on US
INDONESIA’s national carrier is planning to re-launch flights to the US via a transit in Japan after a safety ban imposed by the US...
Sri Lanka’s budget carrier to be scrapped next month
LCC Mihin Lanka will be discontinued from October as part of cost cutting plans by its financially-troubled parent company, SriLankan Airlines.
The national carrier will...
Taiwan trade takes to the streets as Chinese arrivals plunge
Locals and tourists at Ximending street market in Taipei, Taiwan
THIRTEEN travel industry unions in Taiwan joined hands to stage a demonstration yesterday to air...
Start-up Grab sees the future in travel agents
ONE of South-east Asia’s most successful start-ups, Grab, has embraced travel agents, saying what is available in the market today is still “very far”...
Asia sees rise in Western show clones
CONVENTION and exhibition specialists in Asia have continued to note a growing presence of western tradeshows making landfall in the region.
Executive vice president of...
Patina CEO joins Jumeirah Group as COO
DUBAI-BASED luxury operator Jumeirah Group, part of Dubai Holding, has appointed Marc Dardenne as group COO effective immediately.
Dardenne, who has more than 30 years...
New hotel openings: September 5 to 9, 2016
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Hotel Jen Beijing
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts’ third Hotel Jen is set to open in January 2017....
Asia becoming more attractive for longhaul travellers
COMPETITIVE airfares and concerns over safety issues in the wake of Europe’s recent terrorism incidents are driving more longhaul travellers to choose Asia as...
China airports rising up as mega transit hubs
JUST as the Middle Eastern carriers are bridging links between Europe and South and South-east Asia, new longhaul services offered by Chinese carriers too...
