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2017 Articles Archive

2017 Articles Archive

IHG clinches deal for co-branded onsen resort with ANA

Japan will get its first international luxury onsen resort when the co-branded InterContinental Hotels Group-All Nippon Airways (ANA) property opens in Beppu in 2019. ANA...

Reviving Chinese market softens blow of demand slowdown for Philippines

The Philippine trade is sanguine that the recovering inbound China tourist numbers will compensate for the slowdown in other key markets such as South...

New luxe hotels with Bill Bensley stamp coming to Shinta Mani

Shinta Mani Hotels is once again joining forces with acclaimed designer and architect Bill Bensley to introduce The Bensley Collection, a new portfolio of...

Three more Accor hotels to rise in Myanmar

AccorHotels will manage three additional hotels in Myanmar by 2020, resulting from a partnership with Thai developer LP Holding. Mercure Mandalay Hill Resort, rebranded from...

Abu Dhabi airport, Etihad free from US laptop ban

Passengers flying to the US from from Abu Dhabi International Airport are allowed carry-on laptop computers in airline cabins again. The restrictions, implemented in March on...

Cairns to get direct flights from China

Cairns will receive its first direct connection from China when China Southern Airlines begins its thrice-weekly flights from Guangzhou on an Airbus A330-200 aircraft...

World’s best toilets flushed with tourism success

Six public toilets took the throne at the inaugural 2017 International Toilet Tourism Awards, organised by MyTravelResearch.com co-founders Carolyn Childs and Bronwyn White to show the...

Fernando Gibaja takes charge of Capella Singapore

Capella Hotel Group has appointed Fernando Gibaja as general manager of Capella Singapore. He brings with him over 20 years of extensive international experience in...

Singapore Tourism Board launches million-dollar marketing initiative

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is offering a total of S$1 million (US$726,467) to Singapore-based businesses for innovative marketing campaign ideas that feature the...

Philippines sails onto Japan Cruise Lines’ radar in 2018

Following Royal Caribbean Cruises and Genting Cruise Line's plans to develop the country's cruise infrastructure, the Philippines has also caught the eye of Japan Cruise Lines (JCL),...