Bali springs new Padang Bay Harbor tax on passengers
Balinese authorities yesterday announced it will impose a new tax on passengers travelling from Bali’s Padang Bay Harbor to the Gili Islands, Lombok, Nusa...
New hotel openings: W Shanghai – the Bund, Park Hotel Farrer...
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week.
W Shanghai – The Bund
Positioned between the Suzhou Creek and Huangpu River on Shanghai’s North Bund,...
Virgin flight to Hong Kong with Richard Branson
Virgin Australia on Wednesday launched a five-times weekly service from Melbourne to Hong Kong, marking the start of the airline’s expansion into Greater China.
Guests...
Soon-to-open InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay welcomes GM, DOSM
InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay has appointed Mark Winterton as general manager ahead of its opening in September.
A seasoned hotelier with over 20 years of...
Big data with a personal touch
In the age of Internet of Things, is data the holy grail for travel companies to win the personalisation war? Find out where the...
Marketing US as a friendly place
A new president throws a spanner in the works for Brand USA, which has been hard at work promoting the US as a welcoming...
Data’s the new black for travel
Data
needs to
be combined with the human touch to deliver the best of the man-machine symbiosis...
Emirates, Turkish Airlines get off US laptop ban
Following the lifting of the laptop ban on Etihad Airways' flights from Abu Dhabi International Airport earlier this week, Emirates and Turkish Airlines have...
Thai outbound growth drives launch of CNTA’s Bangkok office
The China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) has opened an office in Bangkok, its second outpost in South-east Asia after Singapore.
A main driver for the...
Hopes for Cambodia tourism soar on new flights from Dubai
Tourism bosses are optimistic that Emirates' inaugural daily services between Dubai and Phnom Penh via Yangon, which commenced on July 1, could bring new...
