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2017 Articles Archive

2017 Articles Archive

GetYourGuide closes Series D funding, steps up Asia expansion

Berlin-based online booking platform for travel activities, GetYourGuide, has closed a US$75 million Series D funding round and is stepping up its Asian presence. The...

Scoot scoots off to Berlin

Scoot will commence flights to Berlin in 2H2018, its second European and third longhaul destination. The airline intends to launch ticket sales for Berlin in...

New blockchain, cloud-based hotel management platform launched

A Taiwanese e-commerce and blockchain company is bringing to the market what it claims is the world's first blockchain hotel management service. Darren Wang, founder...

Amazing spirit of Thai flight attendants

Who better to get Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018 off to a bright and beautiful start than this bevy of flight attendants from Thai Airways International, Thai Smile, Bangkok Airways, Thai AirAsia and Thai Lion Air?

The St Regis Kuala Lumpur

Location The St Regis Kuala Lumpur is within walking distance to KL Sentral station, a hub for the city’s three different rail lines including...

Tourism players warn against overcrowding on Mekong River

It is essential that tourism is sensitively managed if the target of attracting four million visitors to the Mekong River by 2020 is achieved,...

M Social lauded for digital excellence

M Social snagged a double win at the International Data Corporation Asia/Pacific’s inaugural IDC Digital Transformation Awards for its efforts to address manpower shortages...

Blacklane goes green

All Blacklane rides are now green, with the company committed to offsetting the carbon footprint of all rides across the 250 cities and 50...

Aman brings 15-year Shanghai project to fruition

Amanyangyun, the fourth Aman location in China and the first in Shanghai, will open on January 8, 2018, after a 15-year-long relocation of a...

China urged to pump up ‘toilet revolution’ efforts

Chinese president Xi Jinping issued a directive last Monday for continued efforts in improving the country’s toilet conditions, in order to encourage greater domestic...