New hotel openings: November 12-18, 2016
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Modena by Fraser Bangkok
Frasers Hospitality has opened its first Modena by Fraser serviced residence outside China,...
Fiji Airways targets Singapore travellers with lowest ever fares
Fiji Airways has launched promotional airfares for flights from Singapore to Fiji in time for the holiday season.
This is its steepest discounted ticket sales...
Airbnb homes operator GuestReady receives fresh funding
Three months after its launch, GuestReady, an operator for private homes, has gotten a new round of funding amounting US$750,000 from investors Senn &...
Sri Lanka looks to China for FDI in tourism
Qifeng Ning of Wanda will be part of the delegation
A delegation of travel industry leaders from China is set to make their way to Sri...
Corporate travel up despite rise in travel risk perception
A study conducted by medical and security specialists International SOS and Control Risks indicated that 72 per cent of over 1,000 corporate travel decision-makers...
Hotel Indigo Bangkok Wireless Road offers trade deal
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is offering those in the travel trade a special industry rate for bookings at Hotel Indigo Bangkok Wireless Road.
From now...
Ascott sets record growth with 10,000 additional units
Ascott has achieved record-breaking growth this year by securing more than 10,000 apartment units in 51 properties, bringing the company’s portfolio to more than...
Operators in Cebu call for end to travel advisory from the...
The travel trade in Cebu are hoping that the US will lift its travel advisory levied against the region’s southern territories despite businesses being...
First OTA in APAC implements Travelport’s rich content solution
Australia-based Fly365.com has become the first OTA in Asia-Pacific to utilise Travelport’s Rich Content & Branding technology, empowering the online platform with the same rich format...
Tighter border control coming for travellers within Schengen area
The European Commission is proposing to implement tighter border controls for visa-free travellers within the Schengen zone.
The proposed European Travel Information and Authorisation System...
