Robert Guy receives cruise industry accolade
ROBERT Guy, managing director Singapore and Malaysia at Destination Asia, has been awarded the Rama Rebbapragada Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Cruise Industry...
AirAsia X connects Tehran with Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok
Nadda Buranasiri, CEO, Thai AirAsia X (fourth from left); Kamarudin Meranun, Group CEO, AirAsia X (centre); and Benyamin Ismail, CEO, AirAsia X Berhad (fourth...
Perth plans A$80 million cable car attraction
Elizabeth Quay
A NEW A$80 million (US$58 million) cable car project linking Elizabeth Quay to Kings Park could inject more than A$30.5 million into the...
Developer Crown Group reveals new hotel brand
AUSTRALIAN developer Crown Group has unveiled Skye Hotel Suites, a new hotel brand set to debut in Sydney’s Parramatta suburb in 2017.
Skye will form...
Nida Rooms checks into SE Asia’s budget hotel market
A NEW hotel reservation player is looking to crack South-east Asia’s “fragmented” and “underserved” budget accommodation market by partnering hotels in three-star categories or...
Indonesia probes after Lion Air passengers bypass immigration
INDONESIA’s Ministry of Transportation is investigating an incident where a number of Lion Air passengers managed to enter the country without passing through immigration.
The...
New hotel openings: May 9 to 13, 2016
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Sofitel Kunming
AccorHotels has opened the 400 rooms and suites Sofitel Kunming in the heart of the...
Global airline share prices tumble in April
AIRLINE share prices fell 6.9 per cent in April, ending the month over eight per cent less than levels seen beginning this year, according...
Marriott likely new operators of The South Beach hotel
THE South Beach Consortium, holding company of Singapore’s The South Beach hotel, is in talks with Marriott International to hand over management of the...
Lozano Travel opens first Asia outpost in Bali
Lozano Travel office in Texas
MEXICO-BASED Lozano Travel, part of the Virtuoso travel agency network, has opened Lozano Travel Bali yesterday, its first DMC based...
