Mapletree acquires full ownership of Oakwood Worldwide
Oakwood Premier Incheon
Singapore-based Mapletree Investments has acquired Oakwood Worldwide in full after its initial purchase of a 49 per cent stake in its Asia-Pacific...
STB, JTB team up to promote Singapore as key destination for...
Tourists watching the lightshow at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Japanese travel giant JTB have signed an MoU to promote...
Mass tourism takes toll on Bali’s visitor spend, length of stay
A new C9 Hotelworks and Horwath HTL report on Bali reveals warning signs of a shift to mass market tourism, with arrivals growth accompanied...
Virgin Australia enters alliance with HNA Aviation, has Hong Kong on...
Virgin Australia has announced an alliance agreement with HNA Aviation, Hong Kong Airlines and HK Express, which will see the Australian carrier launching flights...
Trump’s travel ban a bigger blow to US image than arrivals
Tourists by San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge
President Trump’s travel ban has had no observable impact on tourist demand to the US, according to a...
Airbnb gets into luxury vacation home business
Airbnb has acquired Montreal-based luxury vacation rental company Luxury Retreats, a move that is expected to bolster the use of the sharing-economy giant among...
New Meliá resort to rise in Vietnam’s Cam Ranh
Meliá Cam Ranh Bay
Meliá Hotels International has entered into an agreement with Saigon – Cam Ranh Joint Stock Company to launch the 300-room Meliá...
Direct flights launched between Pattaya, Phuket
Thailand's two major beach destinations, Pattaya and Phuket, will boast direct air connections when Thai AirAsia begins daily services between the two cities on...
Philippine travel agencies allowed to continue passport processing
In response to strong resistance from the trade, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is unlikely to push through with plans to bar...
Dusit International appoints sales, marketing VPs
Dusit International has named Prachoom Tantiprasertsuk vice president of sales and Michael Leong vice president of marketing.
In her new position at Dusit International, Prachoom...
















