Boeing accepts responsibility for fatal 737 Max crashes
Boeing chairman, president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg has publicly apologised and extended his sympathies for the lives lost in the two recent air tragedies...
Korean Air chief passes away
On April 7, Korean Air's chairman and CEO, Yang Ho Cho, died peacefully in a Los Angeles hospital at age 70.
He was a founder...
India, China and SE Asia to drive Marriott’s 2020 vision for...
Marriott is targeting to have 1,000 hotels open in Asia-Pacific by the end of 2020, with China, India and South-east Asia identified as key...
Another W goes to Bali
Come 2020, W Hotels Worldwide will launch its second hotel in Bali, this time in the island's cultural heart of Bali, a decade after...
No formal decision made on Komodo’s possible closure: Indonesia’s environment ministry
The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) has clarified that no new decision has been made regarding the closure of Komodo Island, with research...
Chiang Mai braces for watered-down Songkran as city chokes in smog
Chiang Mai's travel trade is bracing for muted Songkran celebrations as the smog crisis is likely to put a dent on visitor arrivals to...
Sluggish demand for Johor during recent Singapore school holidays
Inbound travel players in Malaysia saw a decline in arrivals from Singapore to Johor during the March school holidays, attributing this partly to congestion...
Sri Lanka to grant visas on arrival for 39 nationalities
From May 1 to October 31, nationals from 39 countries visiting Sri Lanka will be eligible for visas on arrival (VoA).
The countries included in...
Accor brings its most premium brand, Raffles, to India
French hospitality giant Accor is expanding its foothold in India's luxury segment by launching two new hotels under its most premium brand Raffles in...
Resorts World Sentosa, Marina Bay Sands set for multi-billion-dollar transformation
The two IRs in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) and Marina Bay Sands (MBS), have unveiled massive expansion plans, each at an estimated investment...
