New hotel openings: May 8-12, 2017
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Element Kuala Lumpur
Designed by Foster+Partners, the first Element-brand hotel in South-east Asia has opened in Malaysia...
Tourism Malaysia in pact with AirAsia to promote tourism
Tourism Malaysia and AirAsia yesterday signed a Memorandum of Agreement, which will see both parties collaborate to promote tourism in Malaysia.
The signing ceremony was...
Potential SriLankan Airlines investor backs out
Texas Pacific Group (TPG) has pulled out from nearly 10 month-long discussions with the Sri Lankan government over picking up a stake in the...
TAcentre enters digital realm with new tours
Online B2B travel platform Asiatravel.com is getting ready to roll out digital tours using the latest technology to offer a unique travel experience.
Asiatravel.com, together...
Europe embraces the dragon
Understanding will be a key theme that the Europe Travel Commission (ETC) will adopt as it rolls out stronger efforts to grow Europe’s success...
TUI takes contrarian strategy to China
Rather than jumping headlong into the huge China market, Germany’s TUI Group is taking the contrarian approach, going for slow but steady growth in...
Jetstar, Indonesia ink MoU on tourism promotion
Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism and the Jetstar Group has signed an MoU to deepen cooperation on tourism and promote growth in international tourism to...
TTG Asia wishes you a happy Vesak Day
TTG Asia will be taking a break for the public holiday tomorrow.
News will resume on May 11, 2017.
Here’s wishing all our readers a happy...
Montano gives cue for movie tourism in Philippines
Philippine Tourism Promotions Board’s (TPB) COO Cesar Montano, who is also a movie actor and director, is batting for movie tourism in the Philippines,...
Majestic Princess readies for inaugural Asian sailings
Princess Cruises' star vessel, the Majestic Princess, will embark on the 49-day Silk Road Sea Route come May 21, sailing from Rome to Shanghai,...
