New hotel openings: June 27 to July 1, 2016
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Holiday Inn Express Singapore Katong
The new 451-room hotel is the third and largest Holiday Inn Express...
Desaru’s Anantara deepens sustainability reach
Anantara Desaru Coast Resort & Villas in Malaysia has expanded its CSR programme with new initiatives to protect the land and water ecosystems on...
Singapore, Mastercard join hands for recovery, digital transformation
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Mastercard have signed a partnership to co-develop solutions and initiatives to help players transform their businesses, pivot to...
MMPRC gets romantic with South Korean travel partners
Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has partnered with South Korean travel agencies – Palm Tour and Honeymoon Resort – on a joint...
Thai hospitality staff locked out of government wage aid by absence...
Thailand has set clear lockdown policies in all provinces to combat the spread of Covid-19, but the same cannot be said of the authorities' decision on hotel closure. Without a firm official directive for all hotels to close, millions of hotel employees will be left with no governmental support in this crisis.
Aviation roundup: Eva Air, Vietjet, and more
Here’s our weekly roundup of new air routes and other aviation news.
SATS, Plaza Premium to manage lounge at Changi’s new T4
SATS and Plaza Premium Group have been awarded a joint contract to manage the only independent lounge at Singapore Changi Airport's newest Terminal 4...
NCL to welcome new ship Norwegian Viva to fleet
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has unveiled Norwegian Viva, the second of six Prima Class vessels, scheduled to embark on its maiden voyage in 2023.
Norwegian...
AirAsia, Skyports to explore air taxi vertiport development in Malaysia
Skyports Infrastructure, an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) infrastructure developer, and AirAsia’s Advanced Air Mobility have signed a Letter of Intent to explore the development...
Vietjet adds Jakarta and Busan services
Vietjet has inaugurated two new international routes: Hanoi-Jakarta (Indonesia) and Phu Quoc-Busan (South Korea).
The airline’s new route between Hanoi and Jakarta will operate four...
