Three more hotels underway in Japan for Best Western
Best Western Hotels & Resorts has signed three hotels in Japan, all on track for opening in 4Q2017.
The company secured license agreements for the...
Hilton, BRG talk tourism with Vietnam PM
Hilton CEO and president Christopher J Nassetta, together with business partner and chairman of BRG Group Nguyen Thi Nga, met with Vietnam’s prime minister...
At tipping point
Booming tourism worldwide has sparked a debate if its undoubted benefits are now outweighed by less quantifiable downsides. Xinyi Liang-Pholsena takes stock of the...
Driving ITB’s brand strategy
Easy to grow an established brand like ITB that has 51 years of history behind it? Trust the Germans to be prudent and never...
Thai club set up to fight price undercutting from Chinese OTAs
A group of 44 Thai OTAs and attractions have banded together to set up the Online Tourism Club (Thailand) to beat back online competitors...
MISA Travel has licence revoked by Singapore Tourism Board
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has served a notice to revoke the travel agent licence of MISA Travel for “(ceasing) to carry on the...
MISA Travel has licence revoked by Singapore Tourism Board
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has served a notice to revoke the travel agent licence of MISA Travel for “(ceasing) to carry on the...
Growing China market comes into focus for Hotelbeds
Hotelbeds Group has announced its intention to step up commitment to China, now its fastest-growing source market and fifth biggest globally, up from 22nd...
Marriott to open 80 hotels in APAC this year
On the back of a strong first quarter, Marriott International says 2017 will be marked by continued growth momentum with nearly 80 hotels targeted...
Air India under probe for financial mismanagement
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CIB) has filed cases against unidentified persons from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Air India and others for suspect...
