South Korea gets onboard Asia Cruise Cooperation
South Korea is now represented in the Asia Cruise Cooperation (ACC), with its Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) recently becoming the group’s sixth...
WTTC urges tourism sector to report sustainability impact
WTTC is calling on companies in the travel and tourism sector to measure, monitor and report their sustainability impact as it launches new guidance...
Jaya legacy lives on with launch of namesake hotel brand
After being on the drawing board for nearly five years, Jaya Hotels & Residences has finally been brought to fruition with partner Two Roads Hospitality...
Malaysia Airlines promotes local COO to the top post, replacing Bellew
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has appointed its COO Izham Ismail as executive director and group CEO-designate effective October 20, in the wake of the resignation...
Fears of billions in lost revenue especially for Barcelona from Catalonia...
As Catalonia's separatist drive wages on, Spain's tourism industry as a whole faces losing revenues of 1.2 billion euros (US$1.4 billion) this quarter, a...
HNA touts digital transformation worth billions
China's HNA Group will invest RMB50 billion (US$7.5 billion) to transform its business strategy by consolidating online and offline resources as well as merge...
Meituan-Dianping lands US$4bn, and Priceline is in
Meituan-Dianping has raised US$4 billion in its Series C financing round led by Chinese Internet giant Tencent and which saw The Priceline Group come...
A Raffles hotel to open in heritage Warsaw building
A 160-year-old landmark in Warsaw will in early 2018 become home to the Raffles Europejski Warsaw.
Situated on the Royal Route, neighbouring the cobbled streets...
Flights from India could put destination Johor on the map, Singapore...
With AirAsia commencing its first route between its southern hub of Johor and Kolkata, West Bengal's capital, agents in Malaysia are expecting to see...
Indonesia opens arms to tourism investments
Projects with a total investment value of US$2.9 billion were presented to delegations of investors at the Regional Investment Forum, which took place in...
