STB to form task force to plot Singapore’s tourism recovery strategies
Singapore Tourism Board (STB) will form a joint task force through a public-private partnership to map out tourism recovery strategies for Singapore as part...
How buying GTA will strengthen Hotelbeds
With GTA under its belt, subject to regulatory approvals, and its acquisition announcement last February of Tourico Holidays, Hotelbeds will be by far the...
Marriott distributes inventory on Rakuten Travel
(From right) Peggy Fang Roe, chief sales and marketing officer, Marriott International, AsiaPacific, and Kazunori Takeda, managing executive officer and director, Rakuten
MARRIOTT International has signed...
New platform helps travellers book ASQ stays in Thailand
A new platform has been launched to help travellers book their alternative state quarantine (ASQ) stays in Thailand, uniting the country’s quarantine hotels on...
A stabilising Philippine Airlines shoots for five-star rating
Jaime Bautista, president and COO, PAL
Philippine Airlines (PAL), as part of its "nose-to-tail reinvention" currently underway, is aiming to become a five-star, full-service carrier...
Meliá keeps up expansion pace in SE Asia with new signings,...
Asia-Pacific remains a key focus area of expansion for Meliá Hotels International with a trio of new signings as well as a series of...
Tour operators ride on George Town Literary Festival to draw crowds
With the ninth edition of the George Town Literary Festival (GTLF) just round the corner, industry players have rolled out efforts to capitalise on...
Thailand extends visa incentives for another six months
Immigration control at Suvarnabhumi Airport
The Thai cabinet on Tuesday approved the extension of visa concessions for another six months to August, in a bid...
Thailand embarks on destination wedding love affair
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is stepping up efforts to tap the destination wedding market.
Last week, TAT and the Ministry of Tourism and...
Mövenpick to have second hotel in rising Bangladesh
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts will roll out its second property in Bangladesh in the north-eastern city of Sylhet when the Mövenpick Hotel Sylhet Bangladesh...
