Accor in talks to buy concierge services provider John Paul
ACCORHOTELS has begun exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of private concierge services provider John Paul.
Accor revealed in a statement earlier this week that they...
Asia swipes half of UNESCO’s 2016 World Heritage sites
Western Tien-Shan mountains
ASIA is now home to half of UNESCO’s newly-inscribed sites, according to a recently-released list by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Some of...
Sri Lanka to end controversial minimum room rates policy
An aerial view of Colombo
AUTHORITIES in Sri Lanka decided yesterday to terminate the controversial minimum hotel room rates policy enforced many years ago to...
Meeting venues need to keep up with the times: PCMA
Deborah Sexton, president and CEO, PCMA
CONFERENCE venues are urged to be flexible and adapt to the evolving needs of today’s clients in the meetings...
Indonesia to showcase new venue, regions at PTM 2016
Speakers at the PATA Travel Mart 2016 press conference
INDONESIA has picked South Tangerang in Banten Province as the host city for this year’s PATA...
HK Express takes flight for Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai
HK EXPRESS will launch twice-weekly flights between Hong Kong and Chiang Rai from November 25, 2016, making the Hong Kong-based LCC the first...
Lombok International Airport reopens after brief closure
Mount Barujari
LOMBOK International Airport has reopened at 08.00 local time this morning, following its closure at 16.55 yesterday after Mount Barujari – dubbed Mount...
Abstain from sex at Rio Olympics, warns travel safety specialist
UK-BASED travel safety and risk management company beTravelwise has issued a Zika prevention advisory ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics which officially kicks off...
Sabre adds 63,000 hotels to inventory with Expedia partnership
A PARTICIPATION agreement between Sabre Corporation and Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN) has boosted the hotel inventory offered by the GDS.
Travel agents can now find...
How much are travellers willing to pay to save air travel...
TRAVEL metasearch engine Skyscanner has revealed in a study the amount air travellers are willing to pay to save an hour of time on...
