Beating OTAs at their own game
WHO The vision of wresting control back from giant OTAs is what led a group of hospitality veterans – COO Yann Gouriou, CFO Martijn...
Longhaul visitors trading ‘fast-food tours’ for in-depth experiences in SE Asia
Longhaul travellers into Asia are showing growing demand for mono-destination and in-depth holidays, according to buyers TTG Asia spoke to at WTM Connect Asia...
Carnival’s Asian fleet to sail with Alipay
An agreement with Alipay will see Carnival Corporation offer the Chinese mobile payment option in Asia, kicking off on Costa Cruises in June.
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In Lombok, high-end demand stokes investor confidence
Strong investor optimism underlined the recent Lombok Tourism Development Forum, fuelled by upscale resort demand outstripping supply in 2016 and a 61 per cent...
Delta, Korean Air deepen alliance with trans-Pacific JV
Delta Air Lines and Korean Air last week entered into a trans-Pacific joint venture to create a combined network serving more than 290 destinations...
Luxe City Guides’ new directory for agents, hotels now live
Luxe City Guides has launched Luxe Directory, a B2B tool allowing hotel concierge teams, travel consultants and remote concierge service providers to create personalised...
Luxury hotel in Melbourne’s CBD will open as Shangri-La in 2022
Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts will be the official hotel operator for a planned mixed-use development scheduled for completion in Melbourne’s CBD in 2022.
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World’s best airline crown goes to Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways took top honours as the world's best airline in the 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards, beating last year’s winner, Emirates, and perennial...
CITE returns to Chengdu for fifth edition
Into its fifth year, Chengdu International Tourism Expo (CITE 2017) will be held at the Chengdu Century International Convention & Exhibition Center in Chengdu...
SIA chief to chair IATA board, Finnair CEO named as oneworld...
Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong will become chairman of the IATA board of governors (BoG) for a one-year term, effective from the conclusion...
