India to boost medical tourism
India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India for promotion of Medical Value Travel...
Emirates to restore daily Singapore-Melbourne service
Emirates will relaunch its daily direct flight between Singapore and Melbourne from March 26.
For the period March 26 to April 1, Emirates’ flight EK404...
Jumeirah joins Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts (Jumeirah) has joined the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (SHA), demonstrating its commitment through a range of initiatives spanning both the environment...
The Unbound Collection by Hyatt Brand unveils second hotel in Japan
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has signed a management agreement with Mori Building for Hotel Toranomon Hills, slated to open in late 2023.
The 205-key hotel, located...
No fee changes for Komodo National Park but impact on market...
Plans to raise Komodo National Park fees may have been axed, but travel trade players say the damage has been done. Travellers are uncertain...
Centara renews contract for Koh Chang resort
Centara Hotels & Resorts has signed a new agreement to continue managing Centara Koh Chang Tropicana Resort.
Situated on Klong Prao Beach along Koh Chang's...
Chinese outbound group tours to resume on February 6
China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism has approved the resumption of outbound group tours to 20 countries from February 6.
The last outbound group tours...
IHG sees strong growth for voco
IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) is seeing an upward momentum in growth for its emerging brand, voco hotels, with 10 new openings in 2022...
TAT, AirAsia launch campaign to spur travel to Thailand
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Thai AirAsia have initiated a new campaign, Menu of New Experiences… Unforgettable Secondary Cities, that seeks to...
Hotel industry overlooked by Malaysia ministry’s work to ease foreign worker...
Hotel associations in Malaysia are disappointed that the hotel industry has been excluded as a critical sector for employment of foreign workers in the...
