China spat puts chill on South Korea cruise sector
Cruise operators are rewriting their operations to South Korean ports as the diplomatic row between Beijing and Seoul increasingly spills over into the travel...
Lufthansa cosies up to agents, corporates through direct channels
Digitalisation and greater personalisation of products and services will play key roles in the Lufthansa Group’s push in developing a “multi-channel landscape” as the...
Taiwan-based KKday wants to corner Thailand’s FIT marketplace
As part of its expansion plans in Asia, Taiwan-based e-commerce travel platform KKday has launched in Thailand last week after recently going live in...
JNTO sets up office in Kuala Lumpur
The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) has on March 8 established a new office in Kuala Lumpur to intensify overseas promotion of Japan and...
RCL steps up port investment, this time in Penang
Penang Port will collaborate with Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) in a joint venture to upgrade and improve Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal in Georgetown, Penang,...
Park Hyatt Bangkok to open at long last in May
Park Hyatt Bangkok is opening on May 12 and this time, the date is likely to stick after several missed deadlines over a construction...
Airbnb takes Trips to Singapore, Bangkok
Following its global debut last November, Airbnb’s tours and activities platform Trips has now made its way into South-east Asia, officially launching in Singapore...
New hotel openings: March 13-17, 2017
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
ibis Saigon Airport
Located five minutes from Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport, the...
Trump’s new travel ban blocked
Federal judges in Hawaii and Maryland have ruled against US president Trump's latest ban on travel from several Muslim-majority countries from going into effect,...
Asiatravel.com products now available at Philippines’ M Lhuillier stores
Singapore-based OTA Asiatravel.com and M Lhuillier Financial Services have inked an agreement to make travel easier and more accessible for travellers in the Philippines.
The deal will...
