New hotel openings: August 1 to 5, 2016
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Meliá Yangon
Meliá Hotels International has marked its entry into Myanmar with the opening of the 430-key...
Sabre adds 63,000 hotels to inventory with Expedia partnership
A PARTICIPATION agreement between Sabre Corporation and Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN) has boosted the hotel inventory offered by the GDS.
Travel agents can now find...
Abstain from sex at Rio Olympics, warns travel safety specialist
UK-BASED travel safety and risk management company beTravelwise has issued a Zika prevention advisory ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics which officially kicks off...
IATA agents in Hong Kong gear up to combat industry issues
Larry Lo, CEO, Asia at Westminster Travel
THE Society of IATA Passenger Agents (SIPA) in Hong Kong has made a leadership reshuffle as part of...
Qantas, Tourism Australia make peace with multimillion dollar deal
Qantas Group's CEO Alan Joyce and Tourism Australia managing director John O'Sullivan
THE national carrier of Australia and the country’s top tourism body have put...
Costa celebrates 10 years in Asia with new products, agent contest
COSTA Cruises marked their 10th anniversary in Asia yesterday with a slew of new products that will be rolled out across all their ships...
Free rebooking for Emirates passengers affected by Dubai airport closing
Damaged Emirates flight EK521 at Dubai International Airport
THOSE flying with Emirates and were affected by flight cancellations, delays or diversions due to the closing...
No Chinese tourist boycott in Chiang Mai, say travel agents
Warorot Market in Chiang Mai, Thailand
CHIANG Mai tour operators have downplayed fears of a Chinese tourist boycott, saying visitor numbers were on track to...
First, business class traffic surge between Europe, APAC: Amadeus
THE Gulf carriers have recorded strong growth for first and business class passenger volumes between Europe and Asia-Pacific from 2014 to 2015, according to...
AccorHotels’ Badrinath to step down, join board as director
After nearly three years with AccorHotels as deputy CEO, Vivek Badrinath will depart the company and join international telecommunications group Vodafone as head of...
