Japan’s luxury hotels losing occupancy to mid-range properties
Shinagawa Prince Hotel
OCCUPANCY rates for the majority of Tokyo’s top-ranked hotels fell for a sixth consecutive month in July as both domestic and foreign...
Marriott-Starwood merger brings greater convenience to agents
JW Marriott Hotel Shenzhen Bao'an
MARRIOTT International completed its US$13 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts last Friday, making it the largest hotel company...
Australia’s Sunshine Coast to get new watersports attraction
DUBAI-based business conglomerate Najibi Group and its new investment and development company in Australia, Sanad Capital, is embarking on its first project Down Under.
The...
Skyscanner launches star rating for flight bookings
TRAVEL metasearch engine Skyscanner has lived a new Quality Ratings feature for flight bookings.
Flight inventory that airlines or OTAs provide aggregated onto Skyscanner can...
Maldives imposes remittance tax as tourism outlook declines
MALDIVIAN authorities have slapped a tax on remittances by expatriates in an effort to garner extra revenue for the cash-strapped nation dependent on tourism...
JTB forms anime tourism association with JAL, Kadokawa
JTB is teaming up with Japan Airlines and Kadokawa, one of the nation's leading publishers, to tap into international interest in Japan's famed anime...
Weak results prompt strategy change at Cathay Pacific
Agatha Lee (second from left) and Yongyut Lujintanon
LOWER 1H2016 revenue has turned Cathay Pacific’s sights towards the leisure market to better deal with business...
TTG Asia gears up as only Official Show Daily at ATF...
Registration booth at ATF 2016. Credit: TTG Asia
THE ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2017 Organising Committee has appointed TTG Asia to produce the only Official Show...
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...
