Brook becomes DOSM at InterContinental Hong Kong
Jeremy Brook has been appointed director of sales and marketing for InterContinental Hong Kong.
Originally from the UK, Brook has over 26 years of sales...
The new face of IRs
Asia’s integrated resorts are polishing their lifestyle facets and keeping them preened and Instagram-ready for millennials, as the younger generation becomes a potent consumption...
Too many beds in paradise?
Hoteliers in the Maldives are having a harder time filling up rooms amid a surge in new hotel openings and slowdown in arrival growth....
A haven with a troubled image
Despite its rich cultural and natural offerings, negative perceptions of Mindanao as a conflict zone remain a major roadblock for its tourism ambitions, finds...
Airbnb takes Trips to Singapore, Bangkok
Following its global debut last November, Airbnb’s tours and activities platform Trips has now made its way into South-east Asia, officially launching in Singapore...
New hotel openings: March 13-17, 2017
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
ibis Saigon Airport
Located five minutes from Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport, the...
Trump’s new travel ban blocked
Federal judges in Hawaii and Maryland have ruled against US president Trump's latest ban on travel from several Muslim-majority countries from going into effect,...
Asiatravel.com products now available at Philippines’ M Lhuillier stores
Singapore-based OTA Asiatravel.com and M Lhuillier Financial Services have inked an agreement to make travel easier and more accessible for travellers in the Philippines.
The deal will...
Cathay Pacific suffers first annual loss since 2008
An excess of capacity, slumping business travel demand and intense competition with rival airlines have led to Cathay Pacific Airways seeing its first full-year...
Royal Caribbean to build new cruise terminal in the Western Visayas
The Philippine Department of Tourism, Province of Aklan and Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) have sealed a partnership to construct a purpose-built cruise ship terminal...
