Hilton surpasses 100 hotels in APAC
Hilton Hotels & Resorts now boasts more than 100 properties in Asia-Pacific with two latest openings in China last month.
Opened on the same day,...
Domestic charters, marine tourism shore up boating sector in Thailand’s east...
Thailand's east coast has seen steady growth in the boating sector in recent years, bolstered by domestic interest as well as a growth in...
Mövenpick CEO Olivier Chavy steps down after Accor acquisition
Following AccorHotels' completion of its acquisition of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts on September 3, Olivier Chavy announced on his personal LinkedIn page that he...
PPHG rolls out B2B and B2C loyalty programmes
Pan Pacific Hotels Group (PPHG) has introduced two new loyalty programmes – Pan Pacific Discovery for guests and Pan Pacific Connections for corporate bookers.
Through...
Skyscanner and Yahoo launch one-stop flight search feature
Skyscanner has developed a one-stop flight search service with Yahoo search that will enable Hong Kongers to simultaneously view flight details as they research...
NZ to impose tourist tax for international visitors
The New Zealand government is implementing an International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.
This is "to ensure international visitors contribute to the infrastructure they use...
TAFI launches digital platform to better connect agents to marketplace
The Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) launched the TAFI Connect platform on World Tourism Day to help members boost non air revenue and...
Aviation roundup: Air Italy, Sriwijaya Air and more
Here's our weekly roundup of new air routes and other aviation updates in Asia.
Xiaozhu bags US$300 million in latest funding round
China-based homesharing platform, Xiaozhu.com, has raised around US$300 million in its latest round of financing.
Jack Ma-backed Yunfeng Capital and Advantech Capital jointly led this round...
Video interview: Why travel still is the blue-eyed boy for big...
Two major investors, Openspace Ventures and SOSV, in a video interview with TTG Asia, believe that opportunities lie in mobile and urge companies to...
