Singapore Food Festival a boon for tourism spend
Lim Rui Shan, executive director, Restaurant Association of Singapore
THE 23rd edition of the annual Singapore Food Festival (SFF), organised by the Singapore Tourism Board...
Skal seeks to lure new generation of tourism professionals
Nigel Pilkington, president of Skal International
NIGEL Pilkington, president of Skal International, a professional association of tourism leaders worldwide, has urged his club leaders in...
Accor, FRHI hotels to have common loyalty programme
Michael Issenberg, chairman and COO Accor Asia-Pacific
FOLLOWING the official acquisition of FRHI Hotels & Resorts made known last week, AccorHotels is now working on...
Flight bookings to Istanbul plunge after recent attacks
FOLLOWING the terror attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport last month, flight bookings to the Turkish city dropped dramatically to new lows, according to research...
India’s Maharashtra state gets new tourism minister
Jayjumar Rawal
JAYKUMAR Rawal was sworn in earlier this month as tourism minister, government of Maharashtra.
On July 8, Rawal took oath as a cabinet minister...
Holiday Tours appointed Malaysian GSA of Uniworld
(From left) Thomas Chong, managing director, Holiday Tours & Travel; and Robin Yap, president, Asia, TravCorp
THE Travel Corporation’s (TravCorp) Uniworld River Cruises has appointed...
Bangkok’s rate quandary
Asian arrivals are filling up rooms in Bangkok, but while occupancy is strong, room rate growth isn’t because of the changing market mix, writes...
Dream Cruises goes west with Chengdu roadshow
Thatcher Brown, president of Dream Cruises, speaking at the event
Genting Hong Kong’s newest cruise line, Dream Cruises, held a roadshow in Chengdu on July...
New hotel openings: July 11 to 15, 2016
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this weekFour Seasons Jakarta lobby
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
On June 28, the 125-suite Four Seasons Jakarta opened...
Singapore hawker fare takes chunk of Michelin Bib Gourmand list
US black angus steak with fried rice and wedges from New Ubin Seafood. Photo credit: New Ubin Seafood
TRADITIONAL food centres in Singapore took up...
