New identity for Niccolo, Marco Polo Hotels as Wharf Hotels
Niccolo and Marco Polo Hotels are now officially grouped together as Wharf Hotels under Wharf Hotels Management, the management company name for the Hong...
Wyndham launches new Trademark as independent lifestyle brand
Wyndham Hotel Group has launched its newest and 19th hotel brand, The Trademark Hotel Collection, targeting hoteliers operating upper-midscale and above properties.
The soft brand...
Mandarin Oriental explores sale of The Excelsior in HK
Mandarin Oriental International is reviewing long-term strategic options for its iconic Excelsior hotel in Hong Kong.
Among the group’s 29 hotels and eight residences in...
SIA chief to chair IATA board, Finnair CEO named as oneworld...
Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong will become chairman of the IATA board of governors (BoG) for a one-year term, effective from the conclusion...
Summer trade deal at Banyan Tree Phuket
Banyan Tree Phuket is currently offering an industry accommodation rate for members of the travel and hospitality industry worldwide from June through September.
In addition...
Singapore’s new light-and-water show by the bay
Spectra, a state-of-the-art light and water show, has debuted at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) in Singapore.
The multimedia production takes viewers on a four-act journey,...
ITB Berlin forms marketing pact with halal tourism trade show
ITB Berlin has linked arms with International Travel Week Abu Dhabi (ITW) to form a marketing alliance that consists of marketing and promotional activities.
Following...
HomeAway homes in on Japan’s Setouchi area with DMO
Vacation rental platform HomeAway has entered into a partnership with Setouchi Brand Corporation, part of the largest regional DMO in Japan, to drive inbound...
After Bangkok, Shanghai’s next to get a Sukhothai hotel
Hong Kong-based HKR International's (HKRI) second Sukhothai Hotels and Resorts-branded property will soon come up in Shanghai's HKRI Taikoo Hui mixed-use complex.
Slated for an...
Gulf-Qatar row affects air travel in the Middle East
Several Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain, as well as Yemen, Libya's eastern-based government and the Maldives yesterday announced the...
