New hotel openings: October 24 to 28
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week.
Songbei Shangri-La, Harbin
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts’ second hotel in Harbin, a 344-key property with 32 serviced...
Aichi draws on samurai roots to boost foreign arrivals
Aichi prefecture in central Japan is drawing on its history as the homeland of the famed samurai to attract tourists, culminating in the inaugural...
Integrated travel centres to sprout across Japan’s transport hubs
Osaka Station. Courtesy: Osaka Info
Travel centres providing services such as ticket sales, currency exchange, baggage storage and tourist information is set to open at Japan’s...
World’s first global in-flight connectivity solution goes live
Mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat has lived GX Aviation, the world’s first global in-flight high-speed broadband connectivity service.
Lufthansa is currently in a soft launch...
Sabre reveals which airline ancillary products sell best
Airline passengers are most likely to fork out extra money on cabin class upgrades, food and beverage, preferred seating and extra legroom, according to...
Germany sets sights on four SE Asian markets
Petra Hedorfer
The German National Tourist Board (GNTB) will increase its marketing activities in four South-east Asian markets next year, namely Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and...
Indonesia’s Tauzia targets corporates with HRS partnership
Harris Hotel & Conventions Denpasar - Bali
Corporate hotel solutions provider HRS is bringing online Tauzia Hotel Management’s entire portfolio, making the Indonesian hotel group’s...
Trafalgar sees changing traveller habits as Asia sales spike
Asian markets, especially those in South-east Asia, have been critical to Trafalgar’s success in the region.
“We’ve had an outstanding 2016. Our growth was as...
Drukair trains sights on India, SE Asia as source markets
Drukair, the national carrier of Bhutan, is taking a four-pronged approach to promote arrivals among South-east Asian markets, but not before making India its...
Korean Air to fly direct to New Delhi in December
Korean Air will be flying direct from Incheon International Airport to New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Airport beginning December 1.
The service departs from Incheon International...
