Hong Kong flies onto VietJet’s destination radar
VIETJET will launch a new international route linking Ho Chi Minh City with Hong Kong from December 9, 2016.
With a flight time of two hours...
Destination Asia moves to new location in Bangkok
Destination Asia’s James Reed and Pornthip Hirunkate (both seated), together with staff, at the old building
OWING to strong growth in recent years and to better serve...
Japan to ease rules over ‘minpaku’ home rentals
Minpaku Hiraizumi, Hiraizumi
A JAPANESE government panel has proposed to reduce the minimum duration of stay for tourists at minpaku accommodations, as private home rentals...
Phuket’s new airport terminal goes into operation
Officials at the opening of the new terminal
FOLLOWING several delays to its completion and months of systems checks and test runs, Phuket International Airport's...
New hotel openings: September 12 to 16, 2016
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
InterContinental Shanghai NECC
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened the 536-room InterContinental Shanghai NECC in Shanghai’s Hongqiao...
New adventure tour operator Rove to open this year
Holly Richter
A NEW adventure tour operator helmed by industry veterans is set to launch by the end of this year.
Rove, co-founded by Holly Richter...
Singapore F1 races ahead despite Zika fears
Credit: 2015 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix
WHILE last year’s Singapore Grand Prix saw a blanket of haze overshadow the event, this year, gloom is...
Royal Caribbean launches Singapore season agent contest
AS Royal Caribbean International’s Singapore season approaches, the cruise line has unveiled a contest to reward top selling agents.
For the first 30 bookings made...
Dorsett appoints South Korean GSA
A premier room in Dorsett Wanchai Hong Kong
DORSETT Hospitality International has appointed Hotels & Resorts Representative Service (HRS) as its GSA for the South...
Talking robots that aid travellers deployed at Haneda airport
HUMANOID robots with speech capabilities have been deployed at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport to act as mobile information providers.
Built by Hitachi, the EMIEW3 robots...
