New hotel openings: February 13-17, 2017
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Hurawalhi Island Resort
The adults-only, five-star resort is located on the Lhaviyani Atoll in the Maldives, with...
India’s tourism image on the mend
Gateway of India, Mumbai
Safety concerns that marred India’s tourism image in 2015 may now be a thing of the past for the country's tour...
Bangkok a sure thing for SureStay’s Asian expansion
Artist impression of SureStay Plus Sukhumvit Soi 2
SureStay Hotel Group, a white-label subsidiary of Best Western Hotels & Resorts, has secured its first location...
Netflix, Spotify get on board Qantas’ domestic flights
Qantas customers on Wi-Fi-enabled domestic flights will have free access to Foxtel, Netflix and Spotify content when the relevant technology becomes available on a...
Philippine Airlines’ Manila-KL route relaunch brings cheer to trade
Inbound and outbound agents in Malaysia are elated after Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced that it would reinstate its Manila-Kuala Lumpur services on June 8,...
Global marketing plans to promote Sri Lanka unveiled
View from Sigiriya (Lion Rock), Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Tourism has drawn up a series of initiatives to boost international tourist arrivals, including intensifying marketing efforts...
New executive assistant manager for Novotel Phuket Phokeethra
Novotel Phuket Phokeethra has appointed Sumontha Urvois in the role of executive assistant manager.
Most recently, she held the position of executive assistant manager at...
Tovey heads Ananda Hua Hin Resort & Spa as GM
Compass Hospitality has appointed veteran hotelier Nigel Tovey as general manager of its newly built beachfront property, Ananda Hua Hin Resort & Spa, scheduled...
Andy So named pentahotels’ area GM
Pentahotels has promoted Andy So from general manager of pentahotel Hong Kong, Kowloon to area general manager, effective this month.
With this promotion, So will...
ANA names Hirako as new president and CEO
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has appointed executive vice president and board member Yuji Hirako to succeed Osamu Shinobe as president and CEO from April...
