Singapore Grand Prix canned for second year in a row
The Singapore Formula One Grand Prix has been called off for the second year in a row due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
The cancellation...
Meliá Hotels grows Thai footprint with Chiang Mai property
Meliá Chiang Mai, a 260-key hotel in the heart of Chiang Mai city in Thailand’s mountainous north, is slated to open its doors in...
Quest breaks ground on second Geelong hotel
Quest and development partner Pellicano have broken ground on a new A$70 million (US$53.6 million) mixed-use development encompassing an 87-key apartment hotel in Geelong.
Upon...
Japan hotels, agencies hamstrung by prevailing Covid restrictions
Japan’s tourism industry has reported a bleak first few months of 2021 as residents stay home amid emergency or quasi-emergency measures in place to...
Indonesia’s ailing national carrier Garuda pins hopes on domestic market to...
Garuda Indonesia plans to sharpen its focus on domestic services in a bid to save the ailing national carrier amid continued Covid-19 headwinds, said...
Wyndham adds luxury hotel brand to portfolio
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has unveiled a new luxury brand, Registry Collection Hotels, marking the 21st brand in its portfolio.
The brand's launch comes at...
International tourist arrivals down 83% in 1Q but confidence rising: UNWTO
International tourist arrivals plunged by 83 per cent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2021 amid ongoing widespread travel restrictions, according to the latest...
voco plants first SE Asia flag in Singapore
IHG Hotels & Resorts, in partnership with Hotel Properties Limited, is set to open the first voco hotel in South-east Asia on Singapore’s Orchard...
Soft adventure tourism making waves in Asian markets
Industry experts predict Asia’s younger generation will lead the tourism recovery charge as they seek unique soft adventure experiences abroad.
At PATA’s hybrid Adventure Travel...
Remote working, greater sustainability focus to drive slow travel post-pandemic
Pent-up demand for immersive travel experiences with no set time limit could help slow travel become the next big tourism trend, predicts GlobalData.
The analytics...
