Thailand’s Kata Group plots growth on back of southern airports’ expansion
With the expansion of southern Thailand's airports, Kata Group's founder and president, Pramookpisitt Achariyachai, alongside son and heir, Pariyawit Achariyachai, who recently assumed the...
Hotelbeds rolls out B2B destination marketing services
Hotelbeds has launched a B2B service for destination marketing organisations (DMOs) globally, which the company claims will help "to drive incremental tourism arrivals".
Leveraging the...
Airbnb teams up with TAT to push travel beyond big cities
Airbnb has partnered the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to launch the Beyond Big Cities website that is aimed at promoting travel to lesser-known...
DFS T Galleria to set sail on Dream Cruises ships
Genting Cruise Lines has partnered retail provider Starboard Cruise Services and luxury travel retailer DFS Group to launch the first-ever DFS T Gallerias, a...
AirAsia starts sales of other airlines’ tickets as it aims to...
An airline selling seats on other carriers is unheard of, but AirAsia began doing that by expanding its online offerings to include the sale...
New travel platform BlackBook touts largest hotel inventory with flexible rewards...
Singapore-developed integrated travel management platform BlackBook, which "seeks to solve traveller pain points", will be available worldwide by December 2019.
Offering the largest hotel inventory...
Marriott inks deal with AWC to open trio of Thailand hotels
Marriott International has signed agreements with Thai hospitality firm Asset World Corporation (AWC) to open three hotels comprising nearly 1,550 rooms in Thailand between...
Hadiprana to take over management of The Chedi Club Ubud
The Chedi Club Tanah Gajah Ubud, is set to be taken over by a brand-new hotel management group, Hadiprana Hospitality.
The formal handover from the...
Hyundai picks up controlling stake in Asiana Airlines
A consortium led by South Korean construction firm Hyundai Development Company (HDC) has been named as the preferred bidder to acquire a 31 per...
Resignation of Sri Lanka’s tourism chief prompts fear of further delays...
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau's (SLTPB) chairman Kishu Gomes resigned on Thursday after just nine months on the job, a move that is likely...
