New hotel openings: September 19 to 23, 2016
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Hilton Jinan South Hotel & Residences
The first international hotel in Jinan South, this newly-launched China property...
Mergui is Myanmar’s next emerging destination
Moken village, Mergui
THE Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar is poised to open up to the broader tourism landscape within the next two years.
According to research...
Sabre study finds majority of Asians enjoy exploratory travel
IN A report released yesterday, Sabre revealed a polarising trend in travel behaviour and motivation and found that most Asians travel in order to...
Niccolo Hotel it is for iconic Murray Building Hong Kong
Murray Building
AS TIPPED by TTG Asia e-Daily on June 30, the iconic Murray Building in Hong Kong, quite possibly the last remaining prime site...
Speed, innovation key to airline industry health: IATA chief
Alexandre de Juniac
SPEED and innovation are key factors for securing the future of a healthy global air transportation industry in a world that is...
Deregulation of tour guides, hotels proposed by JNTO
A Japanese tour guide in Matsue, Japan
THE Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) is planning to further deregulate the industry.
Current proposals include a relaxation of...
VietJet to launch two new international flights from Hai Phong
LCC VietJet is planning to launch two new international routes departing from Hai Phong, Vietnam to Seoul and Bangkok.
The Hai Phong-Seoul service will begin...
Arrivals in Japan skyrocket as slew of initiatives kick in
JAPAN experienced a 26.7 per cent increase in tourist arrivals in the January to July period of this year, surging way ahead of the...
Thailand’s tourism confidence rises with zero-dollar tour crackdown
Chinese tourists at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand
THAILAND’s tourism confidence index has risen to 102 points for the fourth quarter period this year...
Lufthansa signs route-sharing deal with Air China
Song Zhiyong, president of Air China Limited; and Carsten Spohr, chairman of the executive board and CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, signing a partnership...
