Free online marketplace for Indian agents goes live
LAST week, QuadLabs Technologies India launched Konnect.travel, a free web platform which allows travel agents to manage bookings, resolve customer enquiries and connects agents directly...
Philippine hotel owners moving towards self-management
HOTEL owners in the Philippines are increasingly developing their own hotel brands instead of relying on international operators.
Ayala Land Hotels & Resorts, one of...
Consolidation to involve ASEAN hotel groups
THE consolidation fervour that has hit the industry with the recent Marriott/Starwood, Accor/Fairmont and Commune/Alila/Destination Hotels & Resorts M&As is expected to flow on...
Cambodia Travel Mart to debut in August
CAMBODIA will be inaugurating Cambodia Travel Mart, a B2B and B2C travel tradeshow, later this year, featuring products from South-east Asia, Japan, China and...
Ross leaves Preferred for Aryaduta’s top post
Anthony Ross, CEO, Aryaduta Hotels Jakarta
ANTHONY Ross has left Preferred Hotels and Resorts after two years as executive vice president based in Hong Kong...
South Korea arrivals plunged in 2015
THE number of foreign visitors to South Korea tumbled nearly 7 per cent in 2015, with the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)...
Shangri-La at the Fort set for March opening
Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila's deluxe room
THE 576-room Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila is set to open its doors come March 1 at the...
Dorsett appoints Australia, New Zealand GSA
HONG Kong-based Dorsett Hospitality International has named Hotel Representation Australia (HRA) as its general sales agent (GSA) for the Australia and New Zealand markets,...
Austrian Airlines pilots get mobile flight planning tool
AUSTRIAN Airlines has enabled the use of real-time mobile flight planning technology in its cockpits, a world’s first.
The tool, named eFlight Manager, is developed...
JNTO offices to debut in seven destinations
THE Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) plans to open new promotional offices in seven new destinations before the end of fiscal 2016, namely in...
