New hotel openings: Hotel Jen Beijing, Novotel Phuket Phokeethra and more
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Hotel Jen Beijing
The 450-room Hotel Jen Beijing takes up the first 22 floors of China World’s...
A bigger Hotelbeds eyes stronger clout, value in fragmented space
A better value proposition that leverages technology and the synergies from its recent acquisitions is what Hotelbeds expects to offer to its clients in...
A bigger Hotelbeds eyes stronger clout, value in fragmented space
A better value proposition that leverages technology and the synergies from its recent acquisitions is what Hotelbeds expects to offer to its clients in...
Norwegian Joy readies for Chinese entry with Singapore stop
As the 3,883-guest Norwegian Joy last weekend pulled into Singapore, a month ahead of its first sailings in China, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH)...
Indonesian millennial travellers chase discovery: Agoda survey
Indonesian millennials are showing a greater thirst for discovery and spontaneity during their travels, according to an Agoda survey.
Gede Gunawam, country director of Agoda...
UK threat level raised to critical after Manchester attack
The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre has raised the UK’s terror threat level from ‘severe’ to ‘critical’, the highest the nation has seen in a...
PATA elects new board, announces Langkawi as 2018 travel mart host
Sarah Mathews, TripAdvisor’s head of destination marketing Asia-Pacific, has been elected as chairperson of PATA executive board at the PATA Annual Summit in Negombo,...
Chinese e-commerce site Meituan-Dianping rolls out travel platform
Meituan-Dianping, China's largest service-focused e-commerce platform, has launched Meituan Travel, a new travel and leisure platform consolidating the company’s offerings across accommodation, domestic travel,...
New flight paths: Turkish Airlines, Air China, Vietjet and more
Here's our weekly roundup of new air routes in Asia.
Turkish Airlines goes to Phuket
Starting July 17, 2017, Turkish Airlines will introduce four-times weekly Istanbul–Phuket...
Juneyao first carrier to fly as Star Alliance connecting partner
China’s Juneyao Airlines has become the first connecting partner under Star Alliance's partnership model that allows regional low-cost or hybrid airlines to link to...
