Best Western signs 4,150 keys in Thailand
BEST Western Hotels & Resorts has signed its largest-ever multi-hotel agreement, which will lead to the opening of four hotels under its Best Western...
More events as Chinese associations gain independence
CHINESE trade associations are expected to generate more events in the near future as a result of greater autonomy granted to them by the...
Guangdong tourism seeking more Sri Lankan arrivals
The Sacred Heart Cathedral, a famous historic site in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
A DELEGATION from the tourism authority of Guangdong Province in China visited Sri...
Bollywood movie opens up Indian market for Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland
PROMOTE Iceland last week held its first roadshow in India, covering the cities of New Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai in a bid to...
Bangkok to host 2017 WTTC summit
Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, Thailand’s minister of Tourism and Sports
BANGKOK has been chosen as the host destination for the 2017 WTTC Global Summit, slated to take...
Shareholders approve Marriott-Starwood merger
The Sheraton Stamford Hotel
AT separate meetings that took place last Friday, shareholders of Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide have given the...
ITP seeks input from hotel stakeholders
THE International Tourism Partnership (ITP), a membership organisation which facilitates non-competitive collaboration among hotel companies worldwide, is looking for participants to take part in...
TripAdvisor report reveals best booking periods
Marrakech, Morocco
MAKING hotel bookings on TripAdvisor at optimal times can result in savings of about 20 per cent for the period of June to...
Singapore agents to promote destination Kazakhstan
(From left) Rapil Zhoshybayev, commissioner, Astana Expo-2017 and Devinder Ohri, president, NATAS
KAZAKHSTAN’s tourism promotion body, Astana Expo-2017, has signed an MoU with the National...
Japan wants to say konnichiwa to more incentive groups
JAPAN Convention Bureau is sharpening its pitch to incentive buyers this year, and has several new initiatives to achieve its goal of making Japan...
