Asia’s first Vignette Collection hotel to open in Bangkok
Sindhorn Midtown Hotel Bangkok will become the first hotel in Asia to open under IHG Hotels & Resorts' conversion brand Vignette Collection come March...
IHG signs four-hotel deal in Vietnam
IHG Hotels & Resorts has sealed a four-hotel, 2,709-room portfolio deal in Vietnam with long-standing partner Sun Hospitality Group.
Following their collaboration on the InterContinental...
Philippine Airlines exits bankruptcy
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has emerged from its voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings as a more efficient airline with a strengthened balance sheet.
PAL successfully completed its...
MITA labours to plug Perak’s tourism talent shortage
As tourism and hospitality companies scramble to fill job openings vacated during the pandemic, the state government of Perak has collaborated with Malaysian Inbound...
Sri Lanka ambitiously aims for 2.3m tourists this year
Sri Lanka has revised its initial forecast of inbound tourist arrivals for this year, setting a new highly ambitious target of attracting 2.3 million...
Hope for new tourism bookings during Malaysia’s extended school holidays dashed
Malaysian tourism players have expressed disappointment at the absence of new bookings despite the government's announcement of a week-long extension to the year-end school...
W headed for Nanjing
Marriott International is set to bring the W Hotels Worldwide brand to Nanjing, with the signing of W Nanjing that is slated to open...
IHG to open two hotels in Hainan
IHG Hotels & Resorts has inked a partnership with China Duty Free Group to develop two new luxury and lifestyle hotels in Hainan –...
MITA works to connect Malaysian tourism players with SE Asian agents
In anticipation of stiffer regional competition for the tourism pie following the pandemic, the Malaysian Inbound Tourism Association (MITA) is giving inbound players in...
New report highlights importance of big data in tourism recovery
UNWTO and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have launched a joint report on the use of big data for better tourism planning and management.
The...
