Meliá expands in Vietnam with Vinpearl partnership
A new management collaboration that sees Vietnam's largest domestic hotel owner, Vinpearl, contracting 12 properties to Meliá Hotels International is expected to deepen the...
Sri Lanka strikes off arrival PCRs
Fully vaccinated travellers arriving in Sri Lanka from March 1, 2022 will no longer need to take an on-arrival PCR test.
The move aims to...
Stars must align for sustainable tourism intentions to translate into actual...
The pandemic has intensified travellers and organisations' awareness of sustainable tourism but it remains to be seen if that consciousness will translate into action...
Best Western sharpens wellness offering with GOCO Hospitality
Best Western Hotels & Resorts has brought in renowned wellness company, GOCO Hospitality, to curate exclusive wellness experiences for its guests at two upcoming...
Accor expands network in Cambodia with first ibis address
Accor will open its first ibis budget hotel in Cambodia this July with the signing of ibis budget Phnom Penh Riverside.
The 322-key hotel will...
Hong Kong’s Covid surge overshadows new travel lane with Singapore
Hong Kong's tourism players are reserved about tourism recovery potential on the back of the Singapore-Hong Kong Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL), which will come...
Thai hospitality players move in on cannabis tourism
Cannabis tourism is poised to become a growth market in Thailand as the Kingdom’s relationship with marijuana goes back overground.
Thailand was the first South-east...
Thailand eases Covid-19 requirements for international arrivals
International travellers to Thailand will face simpler requirements from March 1, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Fully vaccinated travellers will only...
Something Else will join Kuala Lumpur’s skyline this July
A brand new hotel group based in Kuala Lumpur, Else Retreats, will be opening its inaugural property in the Malaysian capital this July.
Housed in...
Hong Kong tightens social restrictions as Covid infections surge
Faced with an exponential spike in Covid-19 infections, the Hong Kong government has rolled out new containment measures including bringing forward school holidays, extended...
