Free sightseeing tours from HKTB/Cathay
Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has partnered Cathay Pacific Airways to offer visitors travelling to Hong Kong for three nights or more a free...
Hertz appoints GSA in India and Vietnam
The Hertz Corporation has appointed Discover the World and InterGlobe Air Transport Limited (IGAT) as general sales agents (GSAs) for Vietnam and selected India...
Biggest race of his life
In life, the best races aren’t about money or status, as AccorHotels’ vice president marketing and strategic relationships Asia-Pacific, Michael Parsons, knows only too...
Dual role for Michel Chertouh in Japan
ANA InterContinental Tokyo has appointed Michel Chertouh to the dual role of general manager of ANA InterContinental Tokyo and regional general manager, Greater Tokyo...
Six Senses appoints DOSM for Maldives and Seychelles
Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has appointed Julian Crane as director of sales & marketing, Maldives and Seychelles.
Based in the Bangkok office, Crane brings...
Mövenpick appoints VP sales to support expansion
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has appointed Julien Bonafous to the newly-created role of vice president sales.
He will be responsible for leading the group’s sales...
Philippine trade bemoans loss of passport income
Philippine travel agents are no longer allowed to process passports, a move that impacts their income and may even worsen the already tedious process...
Indonesia jubilant on back of China sales mission
Indonesia is expecting a rise in Chinese Muslim visitors over the next few months following what it hails as a successful trade visit to...
Inside look at the Silversea Moon
Silversea Cruises and Fincantieri have signed a contract worth A$464 million (US$365 million) for the construction of a new ultra-luxury cruise ship.
The ship, tentatively...
Skift picks Singapore for inaugural Asian forum
US-based Skift will inaugurate its Skift Forum Asia edition in Singapore in October 2018 in partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), joining Skift’s...
