Sabre integrates airline content from Routehappy
SABRE has partnered with Routehappy to integrate the platform's rich format airline content into its agency platforms.
This grants agents access to Routehappy’s content when...
Qantas offers frequent flyer points for Airbnb bookings
QANTAS’ Frequent Flyer members can now earn Qantas Points when they book an Airbnb accommodation directly from Qantas.com.
Every dollar spent will equate to one point...
APAC leads global arrivals growth in 1H2016: UNWTO
Tourists shop at night market in Phuket town
INTERNATIONAL tourist arrivals worldwide grew four per cent to 561 million between January and June this year...
Swissôtel Nai Lert Park to close, change hands next year
STIFF competition to fill rooms in Bangkok has resulted in the closure and sale of Swissôtel Nai Lert Park Hotel after its 36th year...
Events: Singapore International Festival of Music 2016
THE Singapore International Festival of Music (SIFOM) is returning for its second edition this year under a new theme – Myths and Legends.
The festival,...
Hyderabad’s convention bureau lays out five-year expansion plan
Gary Khan
INDIA’s first regional convention bureau, Hyderabad Convention Visitors Bureau (HCVB), turns five years old this year with flying colours and is charting the...
TravelersBox to set up more kiosks at Asian airports
ADDITIONAL airports around Asia will be home to more than 40 TravelersBox kiosks by the end of 2016.
These kiosks allow travellers to deposit their...
YTL expands portfolio with three UK hotel acquisitions
The Glasshouse, Edinburgh
MALAYSIA’s YTL Hotels is expanding its portfolio with the recent acquisition of three properties, one each in Edinburgh, Berkshire and London.
The Glasshouse...
Accor introduces co-living hotel concept with new brand
ACCORHOTELS has brought the co-living concept into the hospitality space with the launch of new brand Jo&Joe.
Accor describes Jo&Joe as “a brand that blends...
New law to govern rise of ecotourism in Cambodia
Local Cambodian seller at a floating market
CAMBODIAN agents are favourable towards a new ecotourism legislation currently being drafted.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism revealed that the...
