Ascott breathes lyf into Singapore’s Funan with US$125m investment
The Ascott has announced a S$170.3 million (US$125 million) investment to develop the Singapore flagship of its co-living, millennial targeted concept, lyf, scheduled for...
New hotels: Lexis Hibiscus Port Dickson, Waldorf Astoria Chengdu and more
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week.
Lexis Hibiscus Port Dickson
The hibiscus-shaped property in Malaysia boasts 639 sea-facing pool villas, each with its...
Hilton goes into Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is set to get its first internationally branded hotel with Hilton’s signing of Hilton Dili Palm Springs with Jackson Lay, CEO of The...
ITB Asia 2017 scores partnership with Korea Tourism Organization
For ITB Asia 2017, Messe Berlin (Singapore) has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Korea Tourism Organization of Singapore (KTO), an agreement that...
Roxy-Pacific buys second hotel asset in Japan
Singapore-based Roxy-Pacific Holdings has acquired its second hotel asset in Japan, Tenmabashi Grand Hotel Osaka, for three billion yen (US$27.2 million).
Upon completion of the...
Davidson returns to Alila, now GM of Solo property
Alila Solo has appointed Alasdair Davidson as the hotel’s new general manager.
Davidson previously held senior executive positions at Alila Maldives and Alila Diwa Goa,...
Nigel Wong, Director, Urban Rhythm Tours, Adventures and Travel
What are some of the challenges that Malaysia faces as a tourist destination?
Malaysia has many things to offer tourists but somehow the message is...
A chance for change
In a morphing travel landscape, Singapore travel agencies say they need guidance and unity. Alas, strong leadership eludes them for now. But there’s a...
Support from an old hand
Expectations are high for Myanmar’s minister of hotels and tourism Ohn Maung, whose decades of practical experience as a hotelier and tour operator dates...
Why S’pore agents must unite
The travel agent sector in Singapore is actually far from dying
