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...
New hotel openings: September 26 to 30, 2016
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Best Western Premier Genting Ion Delemen
Best Western International will be opening the 500-room Best Western Premier...
United Airlines’ MileagePlus now integrated with Mileslife
MILESLIFE, a mileage-earning app in China, has welcomed MileagePlus, United Airlines’ frequent flyer programme to its fold, the 10th airline loyalty programme partner for...
APAC air travel demand to grow at slower rate
PRELIMINARY traffic figures for August released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed an increase in international air passenger demand, albeit with...
Sunway opens new regional sales office in Shanghai
MALAYSIA’s Sunway Hotels & Resorts has opened its first regional sales office in Shanghai in an effort to better serve the Chinese market.
The office,...
Travel industry leaders commit to accessible tourism
SOME 500 delegates from 60 countries convened in Bangkok from September 26-28 to take part in the annual World Tourism Day. The theme this...
