New chapter for SilverNeedle as it relaunches as Next Story Group
Having identified new media competency as a core need to “futureproof” asset owners, SilverNeedle Hospitality Group acquired Brand Karma and relaunched itself as the...
China booms for Sharjah
Sharjah is on a roll with Chinese arrivals, having benefitted from Dubai’s air connectivity and proximity, the UAE’s visa-on-arrival for Chinese visitors introduced in...
Fairfield by Marriott to make Cambodia debut
Cambodia’s first Fairfield by Marriott hotel is expected to open in Phnom Penh in 2021.
Paul Foskey, chief development officer, Asia-Pacific, Marriott International, said: “As...
Dusit heads into Vietnam with Phu Quoc resort
Thailand-based global hospitality company Dusit International will make its Vietnam debut this December with the opening of the DusitPrincess Moonrise Beach Resort on the...
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...
