Diethelm Thailand gets new operations chief
Torsten Edens
DIETHELM Travel has promoted Torsten Edens to the newly-created position of group operating director, reporting to Lisa Fitzell, group managing director.
Edens joins Diethelm...
Ctrip empowers MakeMyTrip in mobile, accommodations
Gupta: Mobile first, web second
FLUSHED with funds from Ctrip International’s US$180 million investment in it, MakeMyTrip (MMT) is surging ahead with the goal of...
Tokyo room rates soar in 2015
AVERAGE hotel room rates in Asia-Pacific escalated last year, with Tokyo, Sydney and Singapore being the three most expensive cities for hotel bookings, according...
Thailand ropes in GTA and partners to drive upscale travel
(From left) Juthaporn Rerngronasa, deputy governor for International Marketing, TAT, and Ivan Walter, CEO, GTA
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand, which has “fundamentally changed” its...
MATTA finds Sabah travel advisory unfair
Tan: Sabah safe for tourists
THE Malaysian Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA) has expressed regret over the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s decision...
GTA thinking out loud a future
Walter: New ownership will help us
GTA anchors itself on a Vision 2020 as parent Kuoni Group puts itself up for sale and travel distribution...
More heading to Phuket for plastic surgery
MEDICAL tourism in Phuket is on the rise with an overwhelming majority of visitors coming to the resort island for aesthetic treatments, according to...
Ascott fast-tracks China expansion
IN a bid to accelerate its expansion in mainland China, Ascott has partnered with Dongfu Investment Development – a real estate subsidiary of China’s...
MCB faces anxious wait on new operating model
THE Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) will join forces with the state’s tourism body Visit Victoria later this year, but just what that new business...
Asian travel employment to remain strong
EMPLOYMENT in Asia-Pacific’s travel and hospitality industry is expected to remain healthy this year, bucking the trend forecasted in most other sectors, according to...
