Japan may not hit tourism jackpot with casinos, say agents
Travel operators have given a guarded welcome to Japan's legalisation of casinos as part of the government's raft of new measures to promote tourism,...
Singapore agencies swap rival show to rejoin NATAS fair
NATAS Travel Fair
Almost 20 travel agencies will return to the NATAS Travel Fair next month, in a turnabout of a two-year dispute that saw...
Princess Cruises brings wearable tech to the high seas
Princess Cruises will debut the Ocean Medallion Class – comprising a wearable technology device (Ocean Medallion) paired with digital concierge services (Ocean Compass) –...
It’s Bintan over Bali for Chinese charter groups
Bintan Lagoon Resort
Bintan Lagoon Resort (BLR) has found itself the beneficiary of a new joint venture between Indonesia charter specialist Bintan Cendrawasih Abadi and...
Hilton to open dual-branded property in Hanoi
BRG Group's Nguyen Thi Nga and Hilton's William Costley
Hilton has signed a management agreement with Victory Hotel Joint Stock Company, part of the BRG...
Europe tops Chinese travel pecking order in Rooster Year
Chinese travellers are returning to Europe to usher in the Year of the Rooster, after numbers declined in 2016 likely over terror threat concerns,...
Singapore basks in Visit Sunshine Coast’s new Asia glow
Australia’s Visit Sunshine Coast (VSC) is setting foot in Asia with the establishment of an office in Singapore, from where the new director of...
Japan luxury market poised for growth
Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto
A new crop of high-end accommodation options in Japan is changing the country’s image as a limited luxury destination, providing a...
New OTA touts lower commissions ahead of 1Q2017 launch
Hotel booking engine Traveliko is seeking to offer a new OTA solution for hotels that returns them pricing control and rebalances travel business ethics...
Erawan Group places expansion hopes in Hop Inn
Hop Inn Mae Sot
Thai hotel developer Erawan Group, driven by the fast-growing middle-class in Asia-Pacific, has taken an aggressive stance to expand its mid-scale,...
