Asian millennials turn the tide towards budget travel for Maldives
Asian millennials are driving the boom in budget travel to the Maldives, observed inbound players in the atoll nation traditionally perceived as an upmarket...
Koh Tao grapples with battered image following tourist deaths
Koh Tao’s destination image has taken a beating after a string of foreign tourist fatalities in recent years raised concerns about safety and security...
BeMyGuest closes Series A funding, gears up for further growth
Tour and activity booking platform BeMyGuest's total equity funding has increased to S$11.5 million (US$8.5 million) after raising an undisclosed amount from its Series...
Sabre pilots AI chatbot technology for travel agents
Sabre Corporation has undertaken a pilot project to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can help travel agencies better serve customers through smart technology.
The travel...
Marriott, Schrager to bring Japan’s first Editions to Tokyo
Marriott International’s Edition collection will make its Japan debut in 2020 with openings in Tokyo’s Ginza and Toranomon, both conceived by Ian Schrager, hailed...
Next Story Group pens new shared space concept
Next Story Group, recently rebranded from the SilverNeedle Group, is hoping to assert its newfound mission of reimagining urban spaces through the launch of its new...
TripAdvisor, Deliveroo team up for food delivery deal
TripAdvisor will integrate food delivery service Deliveroo’s restaurant network into its mobile web and mobile app experiences across 12 countries in Europe, the Middle...
New hotel openings: Jackalope Hotel, Harbin Wanda City and more
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week.
The dark side of dark tourism
Slaughter sites and killing fields are a major money-maker in Cambodia, but is this right? Marissa Carruthers reports the dark side to them as...
Big ships making big waves
Cruise lines are pulling out all the stops to entice potential customers in the emerging Asian market. Paige Lee Pei Qi highlights what the...
