Travelport gets IATA’s nod for NDC Aggregator certification
Travelport has become the first GDS to be granted both Aggregator Level One certification and IT Provider Level Two status for IATA's New Distribution...
PATA, Equator Learning roll out online agent learning modules
PATA has teamed up with travel trade engagement specialist Equator Learning to launch an initiative that allows members to create online learning modules for...
Plans to turn Dusit Thani Bangkok into mixed-use development
Dusit Thani yesterday signed an agreement with the Crown Property Bureau to continue leasing the land on which Dusit Thani Bangkok sits – plus...
Kuala Lumpur up next for citizenM’s expansion in Asia
A citizenM hotel will open in Kuala Lumpur in the second quarter of next year, a South-east Asian breakthrough for the brand's expansion in...
Amadeus reaps bigger profits from diversification
Amadeus IT Group achieved adjusted profit of 911 million euros (US$964.5 million) for 2016, representing a growth of 21.2 per cent from 2015.
Growth was...
Call for ITB China Startup Award applicants
Application for the ITB China Startup Award, which aims to recognise innovative ideas turned into viable business solutions, is now open.
Taking place within ITB...
A Crowne Plaza coming KL’s way
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed an agreement with Malaysian property developers Yuk Tung Properties to build a Crowne Plaza hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
Scheduled...
Ho Kwon Ping on working with giants
A structure of collaboration between Banyan Tree Holdings and AccorHotels is being formed following their deal signed last December to ‘co-develop’ Banyan Tree brands...
Hong Kong Airlines, Jet Airways ink codeshare deal
Hong Kong Airlines and Jet Airways have entered into a codeshare partnership aimed at enhancing connectivity between India and Asia-Pacific.
The agreement will allow Hong...
SMX Davao to get new wing
SMX Convention Center Davao is expanding its facilities to cope with the growing number of bigger and international events keen on the Philippine venue.
A...
