Malaysia Airlines dreams ‘premium’ again
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has signed an MoU with Boeing for 16 airplanes, including eight 787-9 Dreamliners converted from an existing order of eight Boeing...
New hotel openings: April 22-28, 2017
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Hilton Jiuzhaigou Resort
The 426-key hotel in Sichuan's Jiuzhaigou features rooms of at least 46m2 in size...
Indonesia partners AirAsia on destination promotion
Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism and AirAsia will jointly promote Indonesian destinations in Malaysia in a newly launched collaboration.
The collaboration will see both parties focusing...
Stop orphanage tourism gains momentum
A crusade to end orphanage tourism has found a surprise ally in World Challenge, probably the world’s largest student voluntourism company based in Australia.
World...
Japan, China to get world’s first Muji hotels
Japanese minimalist lifestyle brand Muji will open its first hotel on domestic grounds in Tokyo's Ginza district come spring 2019.
Ryohin Keikaku, the company behind...
Banyan Tree, Vanke seals partnership for China growth
Banyan Tree Holdings has executed and completed the definitive agreements with China Vanke to create Banyan Tree Assets (China) (BTAC), a 50:50 joint venture inked between...
Qantas opens online booking store on Alibaba’s Fliggy
An MoU with Alibaba Group’s Fliggy will see Qantas become the first Australian carrier to avail direct bookings on the Chinese travel sales platform...
Secure a booking at Michelin-listed nahm with COMO package
COMO Metropolitan Bangkok has launched stay-and-dine packages at nahm, which was this month awarded with one Michelin star in the inaugural Bangkok Michelin guide.
The...
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...
Event: Hong Kong Summer Party
K-pop, competitive video gaming, a 3D light show and other activities will crank up the volume during the 2017 Hong Kong Summer Party happening...
