Chinese firm acquires majority stake in Abercrombie & Kent
Geoffrey Kent, founder of Abercrombie & Kent
CHINA’s Zhonghong Group has agreed to purchase a majority of the equity in luxury travel agency Abercrombie & Kent...
Aviation industry wants policymakers to better address needs
WITH global GDP generated by aviation forecasted to more than double in the next 20 years, aviation industry players are calling on policymakers to...
Kayak adds travel activities into search engine
TRAVEL metasearch engine Kayak has unveiled a search function for activities across multiple regions, aggregating tours from providers GetYourGuide and Viator.
Under the new ‘Activities’...
Skyscanner integrates flight, hotel and car bookings on mobile
SKYSCANNER has combined functions from its standalone hotels and car hire mobile apps into its existing flight app.
This saves users the additional step of...
North Korea allegedly circulating fake US bank notes
NORTH Korea has allegedly started printing counterfeit US$100 bank notes and is passing them off to travellers and in business transactions, according to media...
Insights tool lets hoteliers monitor their booking performance
HOTEL businesses in Asia can now gain access to accommodations revenue management tool OTA Insight, after Fastbooking, part of AccorHotels, signed an agreement to...
Singapore retailers use WeChat to lure more Chinese shoppers
WITH WeChat so widely used in the Chinese market, the Orchard Road Business Association (Orba) is hoping to entice more travellers from China to...
Malaysia to relax visa policies for Sri Lankan travellers
MALAYSIA is set to relax restrictive visa regulations for Sri Lankan visitors in hopes to reverse a drop in arrivals from the South Asian...
Hanoi is the best value destination for a city break
Hanoi, Vietnam
HANOI is the best value destination in the world for a city break, where a trip would cost on average less than US$497,...
Singapore Michelin Guide debut a likely allure for gastro-tourists
SINGAPORE became the only place in the world possible to get a S$4 (US$2.90) Michelin-star meal as two hawker stalls were conferred a one-star...
