Loftier goals ahead for Halal travel experts CrescentRating
HALAL travel specialist CrescentRating is working to establish an end-to-end business with the three brands under its umbrella – CrescentRating, HalalTrip and Muslim Travel...
New hotel openings: June 13 to 17, 2016
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Conrad Manila
Hilton Worldwide has debuted the Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand in the Philippines with the...
Singapore GP gears up for Formula 1 with fringe events
The Marina Bay Street Circuit
EVENTS are being held in the lead up to the 2016 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, set to take...
EU removes Lion Air, Batik Air and Citilink from blacklist
THE European Commission has lifted three Indonesian carriers – Lion Air, Batik Air and Citilink – from its safety blacklist.
This means the airlines are...
SIA launches direct US flights in competition with United
ORIGINALLY planned for 2018, when Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to receive seven ultra-long-range variants of the Airbus A350, the national carrier is now set...
Ramadan period travellers staying away from the West
TRAVEL from the Middle East during this year’s end-of-Ramadan season has seen a 6.4 per cent drop compared to 2015, according to reservations data...
Metasearchers need to go beyond affordable fares: Kayak
EVEN as metasearch engines continue to pride themselves in helping travellers trawl through massive amounts of data for low-cost fares, prevailing travel habits are...
TAT partners with Baidu to attract China’s well-heeled
(From left) Zhang Shaoyu, general manager of Baidu Global Map; Chen Jiang, culture counselor, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Thailand; Hu...
Training hotel opens in Xiamen University
Students from Xiamen University welcome officiating guests to the ceremony
A NEW hotel dedicated to training hospitality students at a tertiary level has been unveiled...
Nok Air needs internal ‘shake-up’ to keep flying high
NOK Air is in desperate need of an internal shake-up if it is to keep its remaining credibility with passengers and travel agents, a...
