Star Holiday Mart partners ofo for cycling tours
Bike-sharing company ofo and Star Holiday Mart, a JTB subsidiary, have signed an MoU to offer Singapore cycling tours that showcase the city's heritage,...
3 lessons travel marketers can take away from Japan
When it comes to travel marketing, it is not always about the numbers, Russell Young, managing director, Asia Pacific, Sojern, says.
Lanson Place appoints new group director of operations
Seasoned hotelier Paul Hugentobler has joined Lanson Place Hospitality Management as group director of operations.
He brings with him over 30 years of luxury hotel...
Swiss-Belhotel heads for Halong Bay
Swiss-Belhotel International will manage a new property in Vietnam’s Halong Bay, set to open in phases over the next two years.
Located by a new...
Keen to be a speaker?
PATA is launching the PATA Speakers Bureau to create a bank of thought leaders keen to speak, present or moderate at the association's events in...
Park Hotel Farrer Park
This new property offers a stylish yet affordable stay in the seat of authentic Singapore culture, finds Pamela Chow.
New tourism crisis taskforce emerges in Bali
With Bali on high alert following volcanic activity at Mount Agung, a Ministry of Tourism-funded taskforce has been formed to handle tourist-related services especially...
Indian state turns to SE Asia to reverse tourism fallout
In the aftermath of separatist agitation in parts of neighbouring Darjeeling, India's northeastern state of Sikkim is looking beyond its traditional visitor markets and...
And the winners of TTG Travel Awards 2017 are…
Eighty-two travel industry luminaries were recognised at the 28th TTG Travel Awards gala held in Bangkok last Thursday.
Among them were 18 new awardees including...
AirAsia one step closer to China JV
AirAsia, which is raring to set up a joint venture budget airline in China, has entered into a non-binding term sheet with China Everbright...
