Liquor ban leaves Indian hotels high and dry
A ban on liquor sales at establishments within 500m of state and national highways, effective April 1, has struck a serious blow to India's...
New executive search firm for hospitality, travel opens
Bespoke Executive Search, a division of US-based MG Consulting, has opened with offices based in North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East & Africa...
Indian arrivals to Malaysia on the rise
The demonetisation crisis might have put a dent on Indian outbound travel to Malaysia in 2016, but Malaysian agents are finally seeing signs of...
JATA forms council to stimulate outbound demand
The Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) has set up a new panel tasked with stimulating and sustaining outbound demand, which is being tested...
Singapore opens tourism office in Surabaya
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is opening an office in Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia and the second largest source of arrivals...
Singapore Tourism Board ties up with Walt Disney
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has struck a three-year partnership with The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia which will start this year with a...
New hotels: April 10-13, 2017
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Hoshino Resorts KAI Anjin
Named after English sailor Anjin Miura, the waterfront hot spring inn in Ito,...
Have a Good Friday and blessed Easter 2017
Tomorrow is a public holiday in Singapore, where TTG Asia Media is based. It marks Good Friday.
News will resume on Monday, April 17.
We would...
Hyndman leaves Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
Amanda Hyndman, the first female general manager of the grand old dame Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, is leaving the hotel to return to her family...
Renovated X2 Kui Buri Resort has a new GM
BHMAsia has appointed Steve Lockhart as the general manager of X2 Kui Buri Resort.
Lockhart will be responsible for providing a whole new range of...
















