Norwegian Bliss will have biggest race track at sea
Norwegian Cruise Line's 16th ship, the Norwegian Bliss, will feature “many first-at-sea” features including the largest competitive race track at sea and an open-air laser tag...
Vacation rental supplier RedAwning clinches US$40m funding
RedAwning.com, which supplies vacation rental properties to major online booking sites including Booking.com, has secured US$40 million from Boston-based Silversmith Capital Partners in exchange for...
CWT appoints new APAC head
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has named Bindu Bhatia the new managing director, Asia-Pacific, effective September 1. She succeeds Kai Chan, who will leave the...
Pullman KLCC welcomes new GM
Lyndon Discombe has been appointed general manager of Pullman Kuala Lumpur City Centre Hotel & Residences (Pullman KLCC).
He was most recently the regional resorts...
Royal Caribbean names new China-bound Quantum Ultra ship
Royal Caribbean International has marked the start of construction of its first Quantum Ultra ship in a steel cutting ceremony at the Meyer Werft...
Philippines grants visa on arrival for Chinese tourists
The Philippines is implementing visas on arrival to Chinese visitors to boost tourism and investment, announced the Bureau of Immigration (BI) yesterday.
The programme is...
Delta’s Vinay Dube now CEO at Jet Airways
Industry veteran Vinay Dube has been appointed CEO of Jet Airways.
An aviation professional with close to three decades of global business experience, Dube has...
Holidayme names Olivier Dombey chief commercial officer
Holidayme has appointed Olivier Dombey as its chief commercial officer to spearhead the firm’s entire non-air global supply channel commercial and operational development.
Globally, Olivier...
Princess Cruises cooks up challenge for Jakarta agents
Princess Cruises recently held a cooking challenge for over 50 travel agents in Jakarta as part of its relationship building programme with the local...
New hotels: Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara, Yotel Singapore and more
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week.
